Journal: iScience
Article Title: Spastin regulates ER-mitochondrial contact sites and mitochondrial homeostasis
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110683
Figure Lengend Snippet: Spastin partially colocalizes with mitochondria and accumulates in MERCs (A) Representative images of HeLa cells cotransfected with M1-GFP (green) and mito-mCherry (red) and relative fluorescence intensities for the indicated linear regions measured by line scan analysis along the mito-mcherry staining (dotted lines in magnified inbox, overlay). Arrows indicate representative overlaps between M1-GFP puncta and mitochondria. Scale bar, 10 μm. (B) Representative live-cell image of HeLa cells expressing M1-GFP (green) and mito-mCherry (red). Time-lapse images of boxed area reveal interaction between M1-GFP puncta (arrows) and dynamic mitochondrion over the entire video. Time is indicated in min:sec. Scale bar, 10 μm. (C) HeLa cells were transfected with M1-GFP, fixed, and then stained for TOM20 and calreticulin to visualize mitochondria and ER, respectively. Arrows in the inbox indicate representative overlaps between M1-GFP puncta, ER, and mitochondria. Scale bar, 10 μm. (D) Line scan analysis of the intensity fluorescence along the TOM20 staining (dot line in the overlay inbox) reveals partial overlaps between mitochondria, ER, and M1-GFP. (E) Quantification of the overlap as percentage between M1-GFP and TOM20 or calreticulin and TOM20 or M1-GFP and calreticulin staining. Data are shown as mean ± SEM. One-way ANOVA Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. ∗∗∗ p < 0.005; ∗∗∗∗ p < 0.001; ns, not significant. n, number of cells analyzed. (F) Immunoblots of subcellular fractions isolated from HeLa cells, mouse brain, or mouse liver tissues. The following markers were used: IP3R3 for the ER, VDAC1, and cytochrome c (Cyt C) for mitochondria (Mp, mito pure), SigmaR1 for MAMs (MERCs), and β-tubulin for cytosol (Cyt). H: homogenate. All markers were enriched in their respective compartments. The close apposition between ER and mitochondria membranes at MAMs explained the presence of both VDAC1 and IP3R3 in these microdomains.
Article Snippet: Mouse monoclonal Ab (mAb) anti-spastin 6C6 (Cat# ab77144; WB 1:1000), rabbit polyclonal Ab (pAb) anti-β-tubulin (Cat# ab6046; WB 1:10000), mouse mAb anti-TOM20 (Cat# ab56783; WB 1:2500; IF 1:2000), rabbit pAb anti-IP3R (Cat# ab5804, PLA 1:600), mouse mAb anti-VDAC1 (Cat# ab14734, PLA 1:200) and rabbit pAb anti-VDAC1 (Cat# ab15895; WB 1:2 500; PLA 1:200) were from Abcam.
Techniques: Fluorescence, Staining, Expressing, Transfection, Western Blot, Isolation