Fig. 3. Controlling bioactive proteins using RELEASE.
a The cytokine IL-12 was fused to RELEASE and placed under the control of TVMVP. b TVMVP significantly increase IL-12 secretion. c The inwardly rectifying potassium channel Kir2.1 was fused to RELEASE. In addition, the genetically encoded voltage indicator ASAP3 was co-transfected. d Co-expression of Kir2.1-RELEASE with TEVP resulted in a significant increase in the amount of Kir2.1 expressed on the surface, which was quantified using surface staining for HA and flow cytometry. The surface display of functional Kir2.1 in response to TVMVP was shown to cause hyperpolarization of transfected cells. This was validated by measuring change in the fluorescence intensity of the genetic reporter e ASAP3, or the chemical dye, f DiSBAC2(3). Each dot represents an individual biological replicate. Mean values were calculated from four (b) or three replicates (d–f). Error bars represent ±SEM. The results are representative of at least two independent experiments. Significance was tested using an unpaired two-tailed Student’s t-test between the two indicated conditions for each experiment. **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001.