Journal: Molecular & Cellular Proteomics : MCP
Article Title: Improved T Cell Surfaceomics by Depleting Intracellularly Labelled Dead Cells
doi: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2025.101503
Figure Lengend Snippet: Optimization of Dead Cell Removal Strategies to Minimize Intracellular Protein Contamination Following Amine-Reactive Biotinylation . A , schematic illustration of the experimental workflow, depicting NHS-biotin surface labeling followed by dead cell depletion. B , Annexin V–positive cells remaining after NHS-biotin surface labeling were depleted using various methods as indicated. The efficiency of depletion and cell recovery rates were quantified by flow cytometry. C , jurkat cells containing Annexin V–positive cells were either left undepleted ( top panel ), depleted prior to surface labeling ( middle panel ), or depleted after surface labeling ( bottom panel ). Cells were stained with streptavidin to assess the efficiency of removing the Biotin high population by flow cytometry. D , surface-labeled cells, with or without Annexin V–positive cell removal, was lysed, and biotinylated proteins were enriched using streptavidin-coated agarose beads at 4 °C overnight. Postenrichment, proteins were eluted and loaded onto SDS-PAGE gels at varying volumes (10 μl, 20 μl, and 40 μl), alongside input and flow-through fractions. Western blotting was performed using primary antibodies against Actin, Histone H3, PTPRC (CD45), and CD7, followed by HRP-conjugated secondary antibodies. Band intensities were quantified using ImageJ, and immunoprecipitated signals were normalized to input to calculate the percentage of enrichment. NS, not significant; ∗ p < 0.05; ∗∗ p < 0.01; ∗∗∗ p < 0.001 by unpaired two-tailed t test with Welch’s correction.
Article Snippet: Streptavidin-DyLight 649 and Streptavidin-FITC were used for detecting biotinylated proteins (Vector Laboratories).
Techniques: Labeling, Cell Recovery, Flow Cytometry, Staining, SDS Page, Western Blot, Immunoprecipitation, Two Tailed Test