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  • Title: Membrane fluidity changes in P. berghei-infected erythrocytes, investigated with a specific plasma membrane fluorescent probe.
    Author: Deguercy A, Schrevel J, Duportail G, Laustriat G, Kuhry JG.
    Journal: Biochem Int; 1986 Jan; 12(1):21-31. PubMed ID: 3511915.
    Abstract:
    Trimethylamino-diphenylhexatriene (TMA-DPH), a novel hydrophobic fluorescent probe with relevant photophysical properties for fluorescence anisotropy measurements in phospholipidic membranes, specifically labels the plasma membranes of whole living-cells, unlike earlier commonly used probes such as 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) and anthroyloxy fatty acids, which invade all hydrophobic regions of the cell. Using TMA-DPH, it was shown that mouse malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei induced a statistically highly significant increase (8%) in the plasma membrane fluidity of the host erythrocyte. The physical factors, which might critically influence the measurements in this study, i.e. the fluorescence lifetime of the probe and the contribution of scattered light, were carefully controlled. The effect observed is discussed on the basis of earlier established metabolic changes in the membrane following infection, namely phospholipidic and cytoskeleton modifications.
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