Plasma Membrane Wounding and Repair Assays for Eukaryotic Cells

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Damage to the plasma membrane and loss of membrane integrity are detrimental to eukaryotic cells. It is, therefore, essential that cells possess an efficient membrane repair system to survive. However, the different cellular and molecular mechanisms behind plasma membrane repair have not been fully elucidated. Here, we present three complementary methods for plasma membrane wounding, and measurement of membrane repair and integrity. The first protocol is based on real time imaging of cell membrane repair kinetics in response to laser-induced injury. The second and third protocols are end point assays that provide a population-based measure of membrane integrity, after either mechanical injury by vortex mixing with glass beads, or by detergent-induced injury by digitonin in sublytic concentrations. The protocols can be applied to most adherent eukaryotic cells in culture, as well as cells in suspension.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummere4437
TidsskriftBio-protocol
Vol/bind12
Udgave nummer11
Antal sider18
ISSN2331-8325
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2022

Bibliografisk note

Funding Information:
The protocols presented here were applied in our recent papers (Sønder et al., 2021; Heitmann et al., 2021; and Sønder et al., 2019). We thank both present and former colleagues from the Membrane Integrity Group, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, for optimizing and fine tuning the methods presented here. Further, we thank colleagues and collaborators within the membrane repair field for sharing their methods and knowledge, in particular Jyoti K. Jaiswal, Children’s National Research Institute. The work was supported by the Danish Council for Independent Research (6108-00378A, 9040-00252B), the Novo Nordisk Foundation (NNF18OC0034936), and the Scientific Committee Danish Cancer Society (R90-A5847-14-S2, R269-A15812).

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