Optimisation instrumentale de la technique de Gap-FRAP visant à discriminer différents types cellulaires selon l'activité des jonctions communicantes

Translated title of the contribution: Instrumental optimization of Gap-FRAP technique related to gap junctions functionality for different cell types

J. R. Stines, M. Abbaci, W. Blondel, M. Barberi-Heyob, D. Dumas, F. Guillemin, J. Didelon

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Abstract

Gap junctional intercellular communication has been shown to be involved in the carcinogenesis process. Gap-FRAP (Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching) technique could be used to estimate gap junctions functionality and their potential involvement for distinguish normal and cancer cells. We developed a sensitive microspectrofluorimetric method to characterize the kinetics of fluorescence recovery after photobleaching. We used a positive control cell line (fibroblast), a negative control (FaDu) and an intermediate (KB) head and neck cancer cell lines. Our results indicate that using our approach, the fluorescence kinetic profiles remain comparable with the method widely used by confocal microscopy.

Translated title of the contributionInstrumental optimization of Gap-FRAP technique related to gap junctions functionality for different cell types
Original languageFrench
Pages (from-to)279-281
Number of pages3
JournalITBM-RBM
Volume26
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2005
Externally publishedYes

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