Clickable methionine as a universal probe for labelling intracellular bacteria.
J Microbiol Methods
; 169: 105812, 2020 02.
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ABSTRACT
Despite their clinical and biological importance, the cell biology of obligate intracellular bacteria is less well understood than that of many free-living model organisms. One reason for this is that they are mostly genetically intractable. As a consequence, it is not possible to engineer strains expressing fluorescent proteins and therefore fluorescence light microscopy - a key tool in host-pathogen cell biology studies - is difficult. Strain diversity also limits the universality of antibody-based immunofluorescence approaches. Here, we have developed a universal labelling protocol for intracellular bacteria based on a clickable methionine analog. Whilst we have applied this to obligate intracellular bacteria, we expect it to be useful for labelling free living bacteria as well as other intracellular pathogens.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Coloração e Rotulagem
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Bactérias
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Espaço Intracelular
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Alcinos
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Glicina
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Metionina
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Microbiol Methods
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos