pH sensitivity of YFPs is reduced upon AlphaRep binding: proof of concept in vitro and in living cells - Archive ouverte HAL
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pH sensitivity of YFPs is reduced upon AlphaRep binding: proof of concept in vitro and in living cells

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Yellow fluorescent proteins (YFPs) are commonly used in biology to track cellular processes, particularly as acceptors in experiments using the Förster Resonant Energy Transfer (FRET) phenomenon. However, their fluorescence intensity is strongly pH‐dependent, limiting their utility in acidic environments. Here, we explore the pH sensitivity of YFPs upon binding with an artificial repeat protein (αRep) both in vitro and in living cells. We show that αRep binds to Citrine, with high affinity in the nanomolar range at physiological and acidic pHs, leading to increased thermal stability of the complex. Moreover, αRep binding reduces Citrine's pKa by 0.75 pH units, leading to a decreased sensitivity to pH fluctuations. This effect can be generalized to other YFPs as Venus and EYFP in vitro. An efficient binding of αRep to Citrine has also been observed in living cells both at pH 7.4 and pH 6. This interaction leads to reduced variations of Citrine fluorescence intensity in response to pH variations in cells. Overall, the study highlights the potential of αReps as a tool to modulate the pH sensitivity of YFPs, paving the way for future exploration of biological events in acidic environments by FRET in combination with a pH‐insensitive cyan donor.
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hal-04661760 , version 1 (25-07-2024)

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Yasmina Bousmah, Magali Noiray, Hadrien Jalaber, Hélène Pasquier, Marie Béatrice Valerio-Lepiniec, et al.. pH sensitivity of YFPs is reduced upon AlphaRep binding: proof of concept in vitro and in living cells. ChemBioChem, 2024, ⟨10.1002/cbic.202400287⟩. ⟨hal-04661760⟩
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