Journal: Journal of Cell Science
Article Title: Syntaxin-2 balances phagocytic uptake and phagolysosomal clearance in macrophages
doi: 10.1242/jcs.263855
Figure Lengend Snippet: Stx2 is required for macrophage phagosome maturation and acidification. (A) DIC and confocal images of OPZ-fed macrophages immunostained for LAMP1. White asterisks show the OPZ-containing phagosomes. Boxed regions magnified in the inset. DAPI marks the nuclei. Scale bars: 10 µm (main images) and 2 μm (inset). (B) Quantification (15 min: control, n =35; Stx2-KD, n =42; 30 min: control, n =29; Stx2-KD, n =68; 60 min: control, n =29; Stx2-KD, n =53) of the phagosomal LAMP1 fluorescence intensity. N =3 independent experiments. Results are mean±s.e.m. **** P <0.0001. (C) DIC and confocal images of 60 min OPZ-fed macrophages immunostained for CTSL, CTSB and CTSD. Boxed areas are magnified and shown as separate channels in inset. DAPI labeled the nuclei. Scale bars: 10 µm (main images) and 2 μm (inset). (D) Quantification (control, n =46; Stx2-KD, n =43) of the phagosomal fluorescence intensity for CTSL, CTSB and CTSD. N =3 independent experiments. Results are mean±s.e.m. * P <0.05, **** P <0.0001. (E) Western blots of macrophage total cell lysates (TCL) and purified phagosomes (phago) probed for LAMP1, CTSL, CTSB, CTSD, ATP6V1A and tubulin (loading control for TCL and negative control for ‘phago’). Ponceau S-stained membrane shows uniform loading. (F–J) Quantified band density of (F) LAMP1, (G) CTSL, (H) CTSB, (I) CTSD and (J) ATP6V1A, normalized to tubulin (for TCL) or Ponceau S-stained lanes for phagosomes. N ≥3 independent experiments. Results are mean±s.e.m. ** P <0.01; *** P <0.001; **** P <0.0001. (K) DIC and confocal images of 30 and 60 min OpHRZ-fed macrophages. DAPI used to visualize nuclei. Scale bars: 10 µm. (L) Quantification of fluorescence intensity (higher intensity indicates lower pH) of internalized (red) OpHRZ particle (30 min: control, n =113; Stx2-KD, n =66; 60 min: control, n =129; Stx2-KD, n =131). N =3 independent experiments. Results are mean±s.e.m. **** P <0.0001. All statistical tests were two-tailed unpaired Student's t -tests.
Article Snippet: Primary antibodies diluted in primary antibody buffer [1% BSA (w/v) in 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.4)] were used to probe membranes for Stx2 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog #PA5-87903, 1:1000 dilution), Rab5A (Cell Signaling Technology, catalog #46449; 1:1000 dilution), VAMP4 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog #PA1-768, 1:1000 dilution), LAMP1 (R&D Systems, catalog #AF4320, 1:1000 dilution), Golgin160 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology, catalog #sc-374596, 1:500 dilution), VAMP7 (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog #PA5-116892, 1:1000 dilution), VAMP8 (Proteintech, catalog #15546-1-AP, 1:1000 dilution), cathepsin L (R&D Systems, catalog #1515, 1:1000 dilution), cathepsin B (Cell Signaling Technology, catalog #31718, 1:1000 dilution), cathepsin D (Proteintech, catalog #21327-1-AP, 1:1000 dilution), ATP6V1A (Cell Signaling Technology, catalog #39517, 1:1000 dilution), TFEB (Thermo Fisher Scientific, catalog #PA5-96632, 1:1000 dilution), histone H3 (Cell Signaling Technology, catalog #9715, 1:2000 dilution), LC3A/B (Cell Signaling Technology, catalog #12741, 1:400 dilution), SQSTM1/p62 (Cell Signaling Technology, catalog #39749, 1:800 dilution), β-actin (Cell Signaling Technology, catalog #3700, 1:1000 dilution) and tubulin (Cell Signaling Technology, catalog #3873; 1:1000 dilution) for 12 h at 4°C.
Techniques: Control, Fluorescence, Labeling, Western Blot, Purification, Negative Control, Staining, Membrane, Two Tailed Test