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Spatial Distribution of Ca 2+ -<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong>s 399<br />

Fig. 12. Consecutive series of b and y” fragment ions produced by nanospray mass<br />

spectrometry. The residue masses produced show that 5-DTAF is bound to Lys 21. This<br />

labeled peptide (residues 14–30) was found to be a minor product in both singly and<br />

doubly labeled FL-calmodulin.<br />

Table 2<br />

Singly Labeled Fluorescent Calmodulins<br />

Fluorescent Probe Labeled Excitation Emission<br />

Bound to Calmodulin Residue nm nm<br />

FL-calmodulin Lys75 488 528<br />

TA-calmodulin Lys75 365 415<br />

Cy5-calmodulin n.d. 649 662<br />

Texas Red-calmodulin n.d. 589 612<br />

n.d. = not determined<br />

11. At this point, the Ca 2+ containing medium is removed and the cells are<br />

reimmersed in 1.5-mL of DRG medium.<br />

12. DRGs loaded with singly labeled FL-calmodulin can now be imaged by confocal<br />

microscopy.<br />

3.4.2. Microinjection<br />

1. Freshly shed eggs of Lytechinus pictus microinjected with fluorescent freshly<br />

shed eggs of Lytechinus pictus are microinjected with the following fluorophores<br />

to a final concentration of: 5 µM FL-calmodulin or 5 µM FL-dextran,

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