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Single Cell Measurements of Vacuolar Rupture Caused by Intracellular Pathogens
JoVE Journal
Immunology and Infection
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JoVE Journal Immunology and Infection
Single Cell Measurements of Vacuolar Rupture Caused by Intracellular Pathogens

Single Cell Measurements of Vacuolar Rupture Caused by Intracellular Pathogens

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June 12, 2013

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10:39 min
June 12, 2013

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We describe a method for tracking the endomembrane rupture elicited by the intracellular bacteria Shigella flexneri and Mycobacterium tuberculosis upon host cell invasion. Our assay makes use of CCF4, a host cytoplasmic FRET probe in live or fixed cells. This reporter is degraded by an enzyme activity present on the bacterial surface.

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