<p class="jove_content">Human embryonic stem cell studies in the Teitell lab are currently supported by a California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) seed grant RS1-00313. We thank Dr. Carla Koehler (UCLA) and members of the Koehler laboratory for providing advice and insights in these and additional studies.</p>

<p class="jove_title">High Resolution Clear Native Gel Electophoresis (hrCNE) for Mitochondrial Complex In-Gel Activity Assays</p>
<p class="jove_content">Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) were maintained on a monolayer of &#x02E0;-irradiated or mitomycin C-treated mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs), then switched to growth on Matrigel for 5 days in MEF-conditioned medium using standard conditions. To remove contaminating MEFs, hESCs were re-plated on Matrigel and grown in MEF-conditioned medium for an additional 3 days. Immunofluorescence mic...

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<p class="jove_content">In this video, we have described the extraction of mitochondrial protein complexes from human embryonic stem cells, their separation by high resolution clear native gel electrophoresis (hrCNE), and the subsequent analysis by in-gel catalytic activity assays. hrCNE resolves mitochondrial membrane protein complexes at a resolution comparable to that of blue native gel electrophoresis and is superior for in-gel activity assays. This technique can be employed not only to quantify mitochondrial respiratory complexes I-V but a...

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<td>BP120-1</td>
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<td>1M NaCl</td>
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<td>Sigma</td>
<td>S3014-500MG</td>
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<td>1M Sodium succinate</td>
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<td>0.1M Sodium phosphate buffer pH 7.2</td>
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<td>BP332-1 and BP329-1</td>
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<td>BP152-10</td>
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<td>G45-212</td>
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<td>Adenosine 5&#x2019;-triphosphate disodium salt (ATP)</td>
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<td>A2383-5G</td>
<td>Grade I, minimum 99%</td>
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<td>beta-nicotineamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) reduced form </td>
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<td>Sigma </td>
<td>N-8129</td>
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<td>Cytochrome c From horse heart</td>
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<td>C2506-250MG</td>
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<td>Fisher Scientific </td>
<td>BP220-212</td>
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<td>100x protease inhibitor cocktail</td>
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probing for mitochondrial complex activity in human embryonic stem cells

Mitochondria are cytoplasmic organelles that have a primary role in cellular metabolism and homeostasis, regulation of the cell signaling network, and programmed cell death. Mitochondria produce ATP, regulate the cytoplasmic redox state and Ca2+ balance, catabolize fatty acids, synthesize heme, nucleotides, steroid hormones, amino acids, and help assemble iron-sulfur clusters in proteins. Mitochondria also have an essential role in heat production. Mutations of the mitochondrial genome cause several types of human disorder. The accumulation of mtDNA mutations correlates with aging and is suspected to have an important role in the development of cancer. Due to their vitally important role in all cell types, the function of mitochondria must also be critical for stem cells. Key advances have been made in our understanding of stem cell viability, proliferation, and differentiation capacity. But the functional activity of stem cells, in particular their energy status, was not yet been studied in detail. Almost nothing is known about the mitochondrial properties of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and their differentiated precursor progeny. One way to understand and evaluate the role of mitochondria in hESC function and developmental potential is to directly measure the activity of mitochondrial respiratory complexes. Here, we describe high resolution clear native gel electrophoresis and subsequent in gel activity visualization as a method for analyzing the five respiratory chain complexes of hESCs.

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Probing for Mitochondrial Complex Activity in Human Embryonic Stem Cells

<p class="jove_content">In this video, we will show you how the mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes of human embryonic stem cells can be analyzed using in gel activity assays.</p>

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14.2K Views.  University of California, Los Angeles. In this video, we will show you how the mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes of human embryonic stem cells can be analyzed using in gel activity assays.