Roop Mallik
  • Department of Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
研究方向
  • Cell biology
Isolation of Latex Bead Phagosomes from Dictyostelium for in vitro Functional Assays
分离盘基网柄菌的乳胶珠吞噬体用于体外功能分析
作者:Ashwin D’Souza, Paulomi Sanghavi, Ashim Rai, Divya Pathak and Roop Mallik日期:12/05/2016,浏览量:9302,Q&A: 0
We describe a protocol to purify latex bead phagosomes (LBPs) from Dictyostelium cells. These can be later used for various in vitro functional assays. For instance, we use these LBPs to understand the microtubule motor-driven transport on in vitro polymerized microtubules. Phagosomes are allowed to mature for defined periods inside cells before extraction for in vitro motility. These assays allow us to probe how lipids on the phagosome membrane recruit and organize motors, and also measure the motion and force generation resulting from underlying lipid-motor interactions. This provides a unique opportunity to interrogate native-like organelles using biophysical and biochemical assays, and understand the role of motor proteins in phagosome maturation and pathogen clearance.