Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Rescue of pATOM36-depleted T. brucei by human MTCH1/2 reveals common features of protein insertases
doi: 10.64898/2026.02.13.705746
Figure Lengend Snippet: A) Schematic representation of the pATOM36-GFP construct used for overexpression and the TEV-digested pATOM36 obtained after the purification procedure. B) Immunofluorescence microscopy of pATOM36-GFP (green) in yeast, co-stained with MitoTracker (yellow) to visualize mitochondria. C) SDS-PAGE and immunoblot of non-digested pATOM36-GFP and TEV-digested pATOM36 following detergent solubilization and Ni-NTA purification. D) Schematic of the in vitro lipid-scrambling assay. pATOM36 is light blue, lipids gray, fluorescent NBD-PE yellow, and Triton X-100 red. E) Time-course fluorescence measurements of lipid scrambling in pATOM36 proteoliposomes (blue) versus empty liposomes (red) and CybB561 proteoliposomes (orange). Liposomal membrane integration of pATOM36 was further assessed by alkaline carbonate extraction, where reconstituted proteins sediment in the pellet (Pel) and non-reconstituted proteins remain in the supernatant (Sup), compared to total input (Inp) by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting.
Article Snippet: Prior to transfer, gels were equilibrated 5 min in SDS-PAGE running buffer (25 mM Tris, 1 mM EDTA, 190 mM glycine, 0.05% (w/v) SDS) to facilitate protein transfer to PVDF membranes (Thermo Fisher Scientific) in 20 mM Tris, 150 mM glycine, 0.02% SDS, 20% methanol , .
Techniques: Construct, Over Expression, Purification, Immunofluorescence, Microscopy, Staining, SDS Page, Western Blot, In Vitro, Fluorescence, Liposomes, Membrane, Extraction