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A convenient protocol for generating giant unilamellar vesicles containing SNARE proteins using electroformation.

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Witkowska,  A.
Department of Neurobiology, MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Jahn,  R.
Department of Neurobiology, MPI for Biophysical Chemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Witkowska, A., Jablonski, L., & Jahn, R. (2018). A convenient protocol for generating giant unilamellar vesicles containing SNARE proteins using electroformation. Scientific Reports, 8: 9422. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-27456-4.


Zitierlink: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0001-9C55-0
Zusammenfassung
Reconstitution of membrane proteins in artificial membranes is an essential prerequisite for functional studies that depend on the context of an intact membrane. While straight-forward protocols for reconstituting proteins in small unilamellar vesicles were developed many years ago, it is much more difficult to prepare large membranes containing membrane proteins at biologically relevant concentrations. Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) represent a model system that is characterised by low curvature, controllable tension, and large surface that can be easily visualised with microscopy, but protein insertion is notoriously difficult. Here we describe a convenient method for efficient generation of GUVs containing functionally active SNARE proteins that govern exocytosis of synaptic vesicles. Preparation of proteo-GUVs requires a simple, in-house-built device, standard and inexpensive electronic equipment, and employs a straight-forward protocol that largely avoids damage of the proteins. The procedure allows upscaling and multiplexing, thus providing a platform for establishing and optimizing preparation of GUVs containing membrane proteins for a diverse array of applications.