Journal: American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology
Article Title: Caveolae facilitate TRPV4-mediated Ca 2+ signaling and the hierarchical activation of Ca 2+ -activated K + channels in K + -secreting renal collecting duct cells
doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00076.2018
Figure Lengend Snippet: Representative immunofluorescence images show colocalization of transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 4 (TRPV4) with each of the KCa channels in collecting duct mCCDcl1 cells in mouse kidney cortical collecting duct (CCD). mCCDcl1 cells immunostained for TRPV4 (TRPV4, green) and SK3 (SK3-ATTO-594, red) show strong colocalization as apparent in the merged image (Merged, yellow) (A). Similarly, immunostaining for TRPV4 (red) and BKα (green) (B) and for TRPV4 (red) and IK1 (green) (C) demonstrated noted colocalization in the merged images (Merged, yellow). Mouse kidney CCD immunostained for TRPV4 (TRPV4, green) and SK3 (SK3, ATTO-594, red) display noted colocalization in the merged images (Merged, yellow) (D). In a similar manner, immunostaining for TRPV4 (TRPV4, red) and BKα (BKα, green) (E) and for TRPV4 (TRPV4, red) and IK1 (IK1, green) (F) likewise demonstrated apparent colocalization in the merged images (Merged, yellow). Areas of more diffuse staining are also apparent in some cases, especially for IK1 (see F). Note that we verified the primary antibodies using blocking peptides in an earlier publication [(20) Figs. 1 and and4].4]. All the immunolocalization experiments were repeated at least three times (n = 3). BK, large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel; IK, intermediate conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel; SK, small conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel.
Article Snippet: Anti-CAV-1 (Thermo Fisher, cat. no. MA-3-600, anti-SK1 (Alomone, cat. no. APC-039), anti-SK3 (Alomone, cat. no. APC-025-ATTO-594), anti-IK1 (Alomone, cat. no. ALM-051), anti-BKα (Alomone, cat. no. APC-151), and anti- TRPV4-ATTO-550 (Alomone, cat. no. ACC-034-AO) were used.
Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Immunostaining, Staining, Blocking Assay