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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
卷 24, 期 34, 页码 5340-5347出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201400715
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A ubiquitous approach to studying protein function is to knock down activity (gene deletions, siRNA, small molecule inhibitors, etc.) and to study the cellular effects. Using a new methodology, this article describes how to rapidly and specifically switch off cellular pathways using thermally responsive protein polymers. A small increase in temperature stimulates cytosolic elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) to assemble microdomains. It is hypothesized that ELPs fused to a key effector in a target macromolecular complex will sequester the complex within these microdomains, which will bring the pathway to a halt. To test this hypothesis, ELPs are fused to clathrin-light chain (CLC), a protein associated with clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Prior to thermal stimulation, the ELP fusion is soluble and clathrin-mediated endocytosis remains on. Increasing the temperature induces the assembly of ELP fusion proteins into organelle-sized microdomains that switches clathrin-mediated endocytosis off . These microdomains can be thermally activated and inactivated within minutes, are reversible, do not require exogenous chemical stimulation, and are specifi c for components trafficked within the clathrin-mediated endocytosis pathway. This temperature-triggered cell switch system represents a new platform for the temporal manipulation of trafficking mechanisms in normal and disease cell models and has applications for manipulating other intracellular pathways.
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