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Heuristic Statistical Analysis of Fluorescence Fluctuation Data with Bright Spikes: Application to Ligand Binding to the Human Serotonin Receptor Expressed in Escherichia coli Cells

  • Elke Van Craenenbroeck , Jo Vercammen , Gunther Matthys , Jan Beirlant , Christophe Marot , Johan Hoebeke , Rik Strobbe and Yves Engelborghs
Published/Copyright: June 1, 2005
Biological Chemistry
From the journal Volume 382 Issue 3

Abstract

A statistical method for the analysis of fluorescence fluctuation amplitudes including bright spikes is presented. This situation arises e. g. when fluorescent ligands interact with receptors carrying multiple binding sites. The technique gives information on the amount of bound ligand in solution, making it a complementary technique to fluorescence correlation spectroscopy analysis, which cannot be applied in this situation. Two simple statistical tests are proposed that can discriminate between fluorescence intensities originating from free ligands or complexes. The performance of the two tests is evaluated and compared on mixtures of a fluorophore and fluorophore coated beads that mimic the behaviour of multiliganded complexes. An application to ligand binding to the serotonin receptor, expressed on Escherichia coli cells, is also provided. Specific binding of a fluorophore to this receptor, as well as competition with several ligands, is assessed.

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Published Online: 2005-06-01
Published in Print: 2001-03-21

Copyright © 2001 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG

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