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<html>細胞の準備<ol><li> ℃、5％CO 2で37、上皮成長因子、ウシ下垂体抽出物と20μg/ mlのゲンタマイシンを補った、ヒトケラチノサイト（FEP - 1811）は、ケラチノサイト、無血清培地（Invitrogen社製K - SFM）で増殖させた。 </li><li>単一の細胞懸濁液をトリプシン- EDTA（0.05％v / v）で切り離すことによって調製した</li><li>細胞は8ウェルラボテックIIマイクロチャンバースライドに播種（10,000細胞/ウェル）とスライドは、37℃、5％CO 2で3日間インキュベートした。 </li></ol>照射<ol><li>細胞は、137 Csのソース（; Nordionインターナショナル、カナダ、ON、20.6秒/ GyをGammacell 1000年エリート照射器）を用いて、2 Gyで氷の上に照射された</li><li>非照射コントロールと2 Gyの照射された細胞は37℃、5％CO 2で1時間インキュベートした。 </li></ol>免疫蛍光染色<ol><li>メディアは、オフチップを渡したし、細胞をウェルあたりPBSの300μl（W / OのCa 2 +またはMg 2 +）で洗浄し、5分間オービタルミキサー上で回転であった。 </li><li>バッファはオフチップを渡したとパラホルムアルデヒドを各ウェルに添加し、スライドを室温で10分間インキュベートし、新たに調製した4％（v / v）を100μlのした。 すべてのインキュベーションは加湿染色トラフで実施された</li><li>次いで、細胞をPBS（W / OのCa 2 +またはMg 2 +）で洗浄した。スライドを5分間軌道ミキサーにコプリンジャーと回転に置かれた。この洗浄ステップは、さらに2回繰り返した。 </li><li>バッファはオフチップを渡したされ、過剰のPBSを穏やかにブロットした。 </li><li>細胞は100ミリリットルトリトンX - 100（0.1％v / v）のウェル当たり、室温で10分間のインキュベーションを用いて透過処理された。 </li><li>細胞をPBSで洗浄し（W / OのCa 2 +またはMg 2 +）として手順3および4で説明されている。 </li><li>非特異的タンパク質の結合は室温でウェルあたりBSAの100ミリリットル（1％v / v）を、20分間のインキュベーションでブロックした。 </li><li>過剰BSAは、オフチップを渡したされ、一次マウスモノクローナル抗リン酸化ヒストン- H2AX抗体（1％BSAで、1:500に希釈し、ミリポア）100μlのは、室温で1時間のインキュベーションのために各ウェルに添加した。 </li><li>細胞をPBSで洗浄し（W / OのCa 2 +またはMg 2 +）として、上記の手順3と4で説明されていると二次抗体液100μl（のAlexa Fluor ® 488ヤギ抗マウスIgGとインキュベートは1％BSAで、1:500に希釈、暗所で室温にて45分間、ウェルあたりInvitrogen社）。 （希薄化抗体は、プロシージャ全体に暗所で保管された） </li><li>細胞をPBSで洗浄し（W / O カルシウムイオン又はMg 2 +）として手順3および4で説明されている。しかし、光への曝露は、箔を用いて最小化した。 </li><li>核の対比は、100ミリリットルTOPRO3（1:500に希釈;インビトロジェン社）を用いて行ったウェルあたり、室温で10分間のインキュベーション</li><li>細胞は、上記の手順10で説明されているPBS（W / OのCa 2 +またはMg 2 +）で洗浄した。 </li><li>チャンバーを慎重にスライドから削除された、余分な水分を吸い取りされ、スライドを空気乾燥された。 </li><li> GOLD抗フェード液（Invitrogen）を褪色の一滴ごとによく添加し、スライドがマウントされた（22x50ミリメートルカバー）とスライドのエッジの周りに余分な液体をブロットした。 </li><li>スライドはマニキュアで密封する前に、さらに室温で30分間暗所に格納されていました。 </li><li>スライドは4℃で一晩保存した° C分析の前に暗闇の中で。 </li></ol>顕微鏡/分析<ol><li>ツァイスLSM510メタ焦点標準GFPを使って画像を取得するために使用されるMicroscpe（γH2AXのための - のAlexa Fluor ® 488ヤギ抗マウスIgG）と遠赤色レーザー（TOPRO - 3）。通常は、63 ×油浸対物レンズが使用されます。 画像は、0.5μmのステップサイズとZシリーズのパターンで取得されています。 0.5μmのステップサイズは、核内の別の面での焦点の現在の損失を最小限に抑えるために選ばれました。分析中に、個々の平面は巣（トップハットフィルタが適用された）の重複を最小限に抑えるために最大限の投影画像を生成するデコンボリューションと積層される。 </li><li> Metamorph（Molecular Devices社、米国）は、病巣の数を分析するために使用されました。 しきい値がバックグラウンドを排除するために適用された後のプログラムは、各セル内の病巣の数をquantitates。情報をさらに分析するためのMicrosoft Excelスプレッドシートに記録されます。 </li></ol><img src="/files/ftp_upload/1957/1957fig1.jpg" alt="図1" /> 図1未治療のヒトケラチノサイトにおいて、2 Gyで照射し、37℃でさらに1時間インキュベートした細胞でγH2AX病巣（緑）の免疫蛍光可視化° C、5％CO 2。 DNAはTOPRO - 3（青）で染色した。画像は、ツァイスLSM 510メタ共焦点顕微鏡を用いて取得した。バー= 10μmの。 e_content&quot;&gt; <img src="/files/ftp_upload/1957/1957fig2.jpg" alt="図2" /> 図2ヒトケラチノサイトにおいて、2 Gyで照射し、37℃でさらに1時間インキュベートした細胞でγH2AX病巣（緑）の免疫蛍光可視化° C、5％CO 2。画像は、巣が取得されたすべてを確実にするために、Z -セクショニング（1-9）は0.5μmを使用してツァイスLSM 510メタ共焦点顕微鏡を用いて取得した。画像はMetamorphを使用して定量化に積層した。 DNAはTOPRO - 3（青）で染色した。スタックγH2AXと青のイメージが可視化のために積層した。バー= 10μmの。

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電離放射線（γ線）、急速にγH2AX巣の形と巣の番号への曝露後には30〜60分2との間で最大に達する。したがって、私たちの1時間照射後の時点では、初期のDSBの形成を反映している。我々は我々の実験に2 Gyの臨床的に関連する放射線量を使用している。しかし、方法は、初期のDSBの形成の検出を4 Gyに被曝線量のために、最大使用することができます。巣の大幅なオーバーラップは高用?...

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<td>Invitrogen</td>
<td>17005042</td>
<td>Keratinocyte media supplemented with human recombinant Epidermal Growth Factor 1-53 (EGF 1-53), and Bovine Pituitary Extract (BPE).</td>
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<td>0.5% Trypsin-EDTA x10</td>
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<td>Invitrogen</td>
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<td>Triton X-100</td>
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<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
<td>T8787</td>
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<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
<td>158127</td>
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<td>Mouse monoclonal anti-phospho histone-H2AX antibody</td>
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quantification of &gamma;h2ax foci in response to ionising radiation

内因性の代謝プロセスによって、または外因性の要因によって誘発されるDNA二重鎖切断（DSB）は、ゲノムの完全性の生存と保全に関して、最も重要なDNA損傷の一つです。 DSBが誘導に早期の反応はγH2AXを形成し、高度に保存されたC末端SQEYモチーフに、セリン- 139残基において、H2Aヒストンバリアント、H2AXのリン酸化です。<sup&gt; 1</sup&gt;。 DSBの誘導後、H2AXは急速にホスファチジル- inosito 3 - キナーゼ（PIKK）タンパク質のファミリー、毛細血管拡張性運動失調変異（ATM）、DNA -プロテインキナーゼ触媒サブユニットとATMとRAD3関連によってリン酸化される（ATR）<sup&gt; 2</sup&gt;。通常は、わずか数塩基対（bp）はDNA損傷のシグナル伝達と修復におけるクロマチン修飾の重要性に鑑み、しかし、重要な信号増幅があると、DSBに関与している。 H2AXのリン酸化はDSBごとの全細胞H2AXの約0.03％に影響を与える、クロマチンの隣接区域にATMスプレッドによって主に仲介<sup&gt; 2,3</sup&gt;。これは簡単に可視化し、免疫蛍光顕微鏡法で定量することができる離散γH2AX病巣の形成にDSBと結果のサイトを取り巻くクロマチンの〜2 MBP領域にまたがる約2000 H2AX分子のリン酸化に対応<sup&gt; 2</sup&gt;。 DSBでγH2AXの損失が修理を反映して、しかし、DSBが完全な修復を定義するものとして、いくつかの論争がある、それはDNAの両鎖の再結合は、それがものそれが再instatement示唆されている、しかし十分であることが提案されている圧縮のオリジナルのクロマチンの状態が必要です。<sup&gt; 4月8日</sup&gt;。 γH2AXのdisappearenceは、少なくとも部分的に含む、ホスファターゼ、ホスファターゼ2Aおよびホスファターゼ4Cによって脱リン酸化<sup&gt; 5,6</sup&gt;。さらに、H2A.Zとヒストン交換を含む再分配によってγH2AXの除去が関与している<sup&gt; 7,8</sup&gt;。重要なのは、γH2AX病巣の定量分析は、医療、原子力研究の幅広い用途につながっている。ここで、我々は、γ線照射接着ヒトケラチノサイトにおけるγH2AX巣の検出および定量することによって、初期DNA損傷の評価のための最も一般的に使用される蛍光抗体法を示す<sup&gt; 9</sup&gt;。

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Quantification of &amp;#947;H2AX Foci in Response to Ionising Radiation

分子マーカーとしてγH2AX形成を用いてDNA二本鎖縞の定量化は、放射線生物学における非常に貴重なツールとなっています。ここでは、放射線に対する細胞の曝露後のγH2AX病巣の定量化のための免疫蛍光アッセイの使用方法を示しています。

電離放射線への応答でγH2AX病巣の定量化

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Quantification of &gamma;H2AX Foci in Response to Ionising Radiation

20.3K ビュー.  The Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct. 分子マーカーとしてγH2AX形成を用いてDNA二本鎖縞の定量化は、放射線生物学における非常に貴重なツールとなっています。ここでは、放射線に対する細胞の曝露後のγH2AX病巣の定量化のための免疫蛍光アッセイの使用方法を示しています。

ビデオ: Quantification of &#947;H2AX Foci in Response to Ionising Radiation

Quantitation of &gamma;H2AX Foci in Tissue Samples

DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are particularly lethal and genotoxic lesions, that can arise either by endogenous (physiological or pathological) processes or by exogenous factors, particularly ionizing radiation and radiomimetic compounds. Phosphorylation of the H2A histone variant, H2AX, at the serine-139 residue, in the highly conserved C-terminal SQEY motif, forming &gamma;H2AX, is an early response to DNA double-strand breaks1. This phosphorylation event is mediated by the phosphatidyl-inosito 3-kinase (PI3K) family of proteins, ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM), DNA-protein kinase catalytic subunit and ATM and RAD3-related (ATR)2. Overall, DSB induction results in the formation of discrete nuclear &gamma;H2AX foci which can be easily detected and quantitated by immunofluorescence microscopy2. Given the unique specificity and sensitivity of this marker, analysis of &gamma;H2AX foci has led to a wide range of applications in biomedical research, particularly in radiation biology and nuclear medicine. The quantitation of &gamma;H2AX foci has been most widely investigated in cell culture systems in the context of ionizing radiation-induced DSBs. Apart from cellular radiosensitivity, immunofluorescence based assays have also been used to evaluate the efficacy of radiation-modifying compounds. In addition, &gamma;H2AX has been used as a molecular marker to examine the efficacy of various DSB-inducing compounds and is recently being heralded as important marker of ageing and disease, particularly cancer3. Further, immunofluorescence-based methods have been adapted to suit detection and quantitation of &gamma;H2AX foci ex vivo and in vivo4,5. Here, we demonstrate a typical immunofluorescence method for detection and quantitation of &gamma;H2AX foci in mouse tissues.

Quantitation of &amp;#947;H2AX Foci in Tissue Samples

Quantitation of DNA double-strand breaks on the basis of &gamma;H2AX foci has become an invaluable tool, particularly in radiation biology, for the evaluation of tissue radiosensitivity and effects of radiation modifying compounds. Here we demonstrate the use of an immunofluorescence assay for quantitation of &gamma;H2AX foci in tissue samples.

組織サンプルのγH2AX病巣の定量

DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are particularly lethal and genotoxic lesions, that can arise either by endogenous (physiological or pathological) ...

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Evaluation of the Spatial Distribution of &gamma;H2AX following Ionizing Radiation

An early molecular response to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is phosphorylation of the Ser-139 residue within the terminal SQEY motif of the histone H2AX1,2. This phosphorylation of H2AX is mediated by the phosphatidyl-inosito 3-kinase (PI3K) family of proteins, ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM), DNA-protein kinase catalytic subunit and ATM and RAD3-related (ATR)3. The phosphorylated form of H2AX, referred to as &gamma;H2AX, spreads to adjacent regions of chromatin from the site of the DSB, forming discrete foci, which are easily visualized by immunofluorecence microscopy3. Analysis and quantitation of &gamma;H2AX foci has been widely used to evaluate DSB formation and repair, particularly in response to ionizing radiation and for evaluating the efficacy of various radiation modifying compounds and cytotoxic compounds4.
Given the exquisite specificity and sensitivity of this de novo marker of DSBs, it has provided new insights into the processes of DNA damage and repair in the context of chromatin. For example, in radiation biology the central paradigm is that the nuclear DNA is the critical target with respect to radiation sensitivity. Indeed, the general consensus in the field has largely been to view chromatin as a homogeneous template for DNA damage and repair. However, with the use of &gamma;H2AX as molecular marker of DSBs, a disparity in &gamma;-irradiation-induced &gamma;H2AX foci formation in euchromatin and heterochromatin has been observed5-7. Recently, we used a panel of antibodies to either mono-, di- or tri- methylated histone H3 at lysine 9 (H3K9me1, H3K9me2, H3K9me3) which are epigenetic imprints of constitutive heterochromatin and transcriptional silencing and lysine 4 (H3K4me1, H3K4me2, H3K4me3), which are tightly correlated actively transcribing euchromatic regions, to investigate the spatial distribution of &gamma;H2AX following ionizing radiation8. In accordance with the prevailing ideas regarding chromatin biology, our findings indicated a close correlation between &gamma;H2AX formation and active transcription9. Here we demonstrate our immunofluorescence method for detection and quantitation of &gamma;H2AX foci in non-adherent cells, with a particular focus on co-localization with other epigenetic markers, image analysis and 3D-modeling.

Evaluation of the Spatial Distribution of &amp;#947;H2AX following Ionizing Radiation

Microscopic analysis of &gamma;H2AX foci, which form following the phosphorylation of H2AX at Ser-139 in response to DNA double-strand breaks, has become an invaluable tool in radiation biology. Here we used an antibody to mono-methylated histone H3 at lysine 4 as an epigenetic marker of actively transcribing euchromatin, to evaluate the spatial distribution of radiation-induced &gamma;H2AX formation within the nucleus.

電離放射線は、次のγH2AXの空間分布の評価

An early molecular response to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) is phosphorylation of the Ser-139 residue within the terminal SQEY motif of the histone ...

Two- and Three-Dimensional Live Cell Imaging of DNA Damage Response Proteins

Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most deleterious DNA lesions a cell can encounter. If left unrepaired, DSBs harbor great potential to generate mutations and chromosomal aberrations1. To prevent this trauma from catalyzing genomic instability, it is crucial for cells to detect DSBs, activate the DNA damage response (DDR), and repair the DNA. When stimulated, the DDR works to preserve genomic integrity by triggering cell cycle arrest to allow for repair to take place or force the cell to undergo apoptosis. The predominant mechanisms of DSB repair occur through nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination repair (HRR) (reviewed in2). There are many proteins whose activities must be precisely orchestrated for the DDR to function properly. Herein, we describe a method for 2- and 3-dimensional (D) visualization of one of these proteins, 53BP1.
The p53-binding protein 1 (53BP1) localizes to areas of DSBs by binding to modified histones3,4, forming foci within 5-15 minutes5. The histone modifications and recruitment of 53BP1 and other DDR proteins to DSB sites are believed to facilitate the structural rearrangement of chromatin around areas of damage and contribute to DNA repair6. Beyond direct participation in repair, additional roles have been described for 53BP1 in the DDR, such as regulating an intra-S checkpoint, a G2/M checkpoint, and activating downstream DDR proteins7-9. Recently, it was discovered that 53BP1 does not form foci in response to DNA damage induced during mitosis, instead waiting for cells to enter G1 before localizing to the vicinity of DSBs6. DDR proteins such as 53BP1 have been found to associate with mitotic structures (such as kinetochores) during the progression through mitosis10.
In this protocol we describe the use of 2- and 3-D live cell imaging to visualize the formation of 53BP1 foci in response to the DNA damaging agent camptothecin (CPT), as well as 53BP1's behavior during mitosis. Camptothecin is a topoisomerase I inhibitor that primarily causes DSBs during DNA replication. To accomplish this, we used a previously described 53BP1-mCherry fluorescent fusion protein construct consisting of a 53BP1 protein domain able to bind DSBs11. In addition, we used a histone H2B-GFP fluorescent fusion protein construct able to monitor chromatin dynamics throughout the cell cycle but in particular during mitosis12. Live cell imaging in multiple dimensions is an excellent tool to deepen our understanding of the function of DDR proteins in eukaryotic cells.

This protocol describes a method for visualizing a DNA double-strand break signaling protein activated in response to DNA damage as well as its localization during mitosis.

DNA損傷応答タンパク質の2次元および3次元生細胞イメージング

Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most deleterious DNA lesions a cell can encounter. If left unrepaired, DSBs harbor great potential to generate ...

Measuring Glutathione-induced Feeding Response in Hydra

Hydra is among the most primitive organisms possessing a nervous system and chemosensation for detecting reduced glutathione (GSH) for capturing the prey. The movement of prey organisms causes mechanosensory discharge of the stinging cells called nematocysts from hydra, which are inserted into the prey. The feeding response in hydra, which includes curling of the tentacles to bring the prey towards the mouth, opening of the mouth and consequent engulfing of the prey, is triggered by GSH present in the fluid released from the injured prey. To be able to identify the molecular mechanism of the feeding response in hydra which is unknown to date, it is necessary to establish an assay to measure the feeding response. Here, we describe a simple method for the quantitation of the feeding response in which the distance between the apical end of the tentacle and mouth of hydra is measured and the ratio of such distance before and after the addition of GSH is determined. The ratio, called the relative tentacle spread, was found to give a measure of the feeding response. This assay was validated using a starvation model in which starved hydra show an enhanced feeding response in comparison with daily fed hydra.

Here we describe a simple assay for the quantification of the feeding response in hydra induced by the reduced form of glutathione. This assay relies on measuring the distance between the apical end of the tentacle and mouth of hydra.

ハイドラ内グルタチオンによって誘発される摂食応答を測定する

Hydra is among the most primitive organisms possessing a nervous system and chemosensation for detecting reduced glutathione (GSH) for capturing the prey. ...

Examination of Proteins Bound to Nascent DNA in Mammalian Cells Using  BrdU-ChIP-Slot-Western Technique

Histone deacetylases 1 and 2 (HDAC1,2) localize to the sites of DNA replication. In the previous study, using a selective inhibitor and a genetic knockdown system, we showed novel functions for HDAC1,2 in replication fork progression and nascent chromatin maintenance in mammalian cells. Additionally, we used a BrdU-ChIP-Slot-Western technique that combines chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) of bromo-deoxyuridine (BrdU)-labeled DNA with slot blot and Western analyses to quantitatively measure proteins or histone modification associated with nascent DNA.
Actively dividing cells were treated with HDAC1,2 selective inhibitor or transfected with siRNAs against Hdac1 and Hdac2 and then newly synthesized DNA was labeled with the thymidine analog bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU). The BrdU labeling was done at a time point when there was no significant cell cycle arrest or apoptosis due to the loss of HDAC1,2 functions. Following labeling of cells with BrdU, chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) of histone acetylation marks or the chromatin-remodeler was performed with specific antibodies. BrdU-labeled input DNA and the immunoprecipitated (or ChIPed) DNA was then spotted onto a membrane using the slot blot technique and immobilized using UV. The amount of nascent DNA in each slot was then quantitatively assessed using Western analysis with an anti-BrdU antibody. The effect of loss of HDAC1,2 functions on the levels of newly synthesized DNA-associated histone acetylation marks and chromatin remodeler was then determined by normalizing the BrdU-ChIP signal obtained from the treated samples to the control samples.

In this protocol, we describe a novel BrdU-ChIP-Slot-Western technique to examine proteins and histone modifications associated with newly synthesized or nascent DNA.

BrdUでのChIP-スロット西洋技術を用いて哺乳動物細胞中で新生DNAに結合したタンパク質の検討

Histone deacetylases 1 and 2 (HDAC1,2) localize to the sites of DNA replication. In the previous study, using a selective inhibitor and a genetic ...

High Resolution Quantification of Crystalline Cellulose Accumulation in Arabidopsis Roots to Monitor Tissue-specific Cell Wall Modifications

Plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall, the composition of which determines their final size and shape. The cell wall is composed of a complex matrix containing polysaccharides that include cellulose microfibrils that form both crystalline structures and cellulose chains of amorphous organization. The orientation of the cellulose fibers and their concentrations dictate the mechanical properties of the cell. Several methods are used to determine the levels of crystalline cellulose, each bringing both advantages and limitations. Some can distinguish the proportion of crystalline regions within the total cellulose. However, they are limited to whole-organ analyses that are deficient in spatiotemporal information. Others relying on live imaging, are limited by the use of imprecise dyes. Here, we report a sensitive polarized light-based system for specific quantification of relative light retardance, representing crystalline cellulose accumulation in cross sections of Arabidopsis thaliana roots. In this method, the cellular resolution and anatomical data are maintained, enabling direct comparisons between the different tissues composing the growing root. This approach opens a new analytical dimension, shedding light on the link between cell wall composition, cellular behavior and whole-organ growth.

High Resolution Quantification of Crystalline Cellulose Accumulation in Arabidopsis Roots to Monitor Tissue-specific Cell Wall Modifications

Crystalline cellulose is an important constituent of the plant cell wall. However, its quantification at a cellular resolution is technically challenging. Here, we report the use of polarized light technology and root cross sections to obtain information of cell wall composition at a spatiotemporal resolution.

結晶セルロース蓄積中の高解像度の定量化<em&gt;シロイヌナズナ</em&gt;ルーツは、組織特異的な細胞壁の変更を監視します

Plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall, the composition of which determines their final size and shape. The cell wall is composed of a complex matrix ...

Methods to Classify Cytoplasmic Foci as Mammalian Stress Granules

Cells are often challenged by sudden environmental changes. Stress Granules (SGs), cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein complexes that form in cells exposed to stress conditions, are implicated in various aspects of cell metabolism and survival. SGs modulate cellular signaling pathways, post-transcriptional gene expression, and stress response programs. The formation of these mRNA-containing granules is directly connected to cellular translation. SG assembly is triggered by inhibited translation initiation, and SG disassembly is promoted by translation activation or by inhibited translation elongation. This relationship is further highlighted by SG composition. Core SG components are stalled translation pre-initiation complexes, mRNA, and selected RNA-binding Proteins (RBPs). The purpose of SG assembly is to conserve cellular energy by sequestering translationally stalled housekeeping mRNAs, allowing for the enhanced translation of stress-responsive proteins. In addition to the core constituents, such as stalled translation preinitiation complexes, SGs contain a plethora of other proteins and signaling molecules. Defects in SG formation can impair cellular adaptation to stress and can thus promote cell death. SGs and similar RNA-containing granules have been linked to a number of human diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders and cancer, leading to the recent interest in classifying and defining RNA granule subtypes. This protocol describes assays to characterize and quantify mammalian SGs.

Stress Granules (SGs) are nonmembranous cytoplasmic structures that form in cells exposed to a variety of stresses. SGs contain mRNAs, RNA-binding proteins, small ribosomal subunits, translation-related factors, and various cell signaling proteins. This protocol describes a workflow that uses several experimental approaches to detect, characterize, and quantify bona fide SGs.

哺乳類のストレス顆粒としての細胞質叢を分類する方法

Cells are often challenged by sudden environmental changes. Stress Granules (SGs), cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein complexes that form in cells exposed to ...

Intestinal Epithelial Regeneration in Response to Ionizing Irradiation

The intestinal epithelium consists of a single layer of cells yet contains multiple types of terminally differentiated cells, which are generated by the active proliferation of intestinal stem cells located at the bottom of intestinal crypts. However, during events of acute intestinal injury, these active intestinal stem cells undergo cell death. Gamma irradiation is a widely used colorectal cancer treatment, which, while therapeutically efficacious, has the side effect of depleting the active stem cell pool. Indeed, patients frequently experience gastrointestinal radiation syndrome while undergoing radiotherapy, in part due to active stem cell depletion. The loss of active intestinal stem cells in intestinal crypts activates a pool of typically quiescent reserve intestinal stem cells and induces dedifferentiation of secretory and enterocyte precursor cells. If not for these cells, the intestinal epithelium would lack the ability to recover from radiotherapy and other such major tissue insults. New advances in lineage-tracing technologies allow tracking of the activation, differentiation, and migration of cells during regeneration and have been successfully employed for studying this in the gut. This study aims to depict a method for the analysis of cells within the mouse intestinal epithelium following radiation injury.

The gastrointestinal tract is one of the most sensitive organs to injury upon radiotherapeutic cancer treatments. It is simultaneously an organ system with one of the highest regenerative capacities following such insults. The presented protocol describes an efficient method to study the regenerative capacity of the intestinal epithelium.

電離放射線照射による腸管上皮再生

The intestinal epithelium consists of a single layer of cells yet contains multiple types of terminally differentiated cells, which are generated by the ...

脱細胞化による骨格筋脂肪浸潤の定量化

Decellularization-Based Quantification of Skeletal Muscle Fatty Infiltration

Fatty infiltration is the accumulation of adipocytes between myofibers in skeletal muscle and is a prominent feature of many myopathies, metabolic disorders, and dystrophies. Clinically in human populations, fatty infiltration is assessed using noninvasive methods, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound (US). Although some studies have used CT or MRI to quantify fatty infiltration in mouse muscle, costs and insufficient spatial resolution remain challenging. Other small animal methods utilize histology to visualize individual adipocytes; however, this methodology suffers from sampling bias in heterogeneous pathology. This protocol describes the methodology to qualitatively view and quantitatively measure fatty infiltration comprehensively throughout intact mouse muscle and at the level of individual adipocytes using decellularization. The protocol is not limited to specific muscles or specific species and can be extended to human biopsy. Additionally, gross qualitative and quantitative assessments can be made with standard laboratory equipment for little cost, making this procedure more accessible across research laboratories.

著者スポットライト:骨格筋脂肪浸潤の脱細胞化に基づく定量化  

The present study describes decellularization-based methodologies for visualizing and quantifying intramuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) deposition through intact muscle volume, as well as quantifying metrics of individual adipocytes that comprise IMAT.