Two-component
phase-separating proteins on the phase-separated
lipid membrane. (a) SH3 × 4 and PRM × 4 were added from
solution to interact with ternary mixture GUVs with phase separation
properties (green and gray for separated domains). SH3 × 4 (yellow)
had a small soluble maltose binding protein (MBP, gray) domain with
a polyhistidine tag, so it spontaneously anchored itself to the membranes
by strong binding to Ni-NTA lipid. (b, c) Matching typical images
of the Atto488 protein channel and the TexasRed-DHPE lipid channel
of a two-phase-separated GUV. (d, e) Matching typical images of a
two-phase-separated GUV. (f, g) Matching typical images of a GUV with
multiple-phase domains. Scale bars are 5 μm. Lipid compositions
were 45% DOPC, 20% DPPC, 35% cholesterol, 5% DOPS, 10% Ni-DGS, 0.1%
TR-DHPE.