Journal: Molecular & Cellular Proteomics : MCP
Article Title: Proteomic Analysis Reveals the Composition of Glutamatergic Organelles of Auditory Inner Hair Cells
doi: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2023.100704
Figure Lengend Snippet: Illustration of the workflow used for the identification of the VGluT3-associated mouse IHC proteome. A , organs of Corti of immature (P8, before hearing onset) and mature (P23, after hearing onset) wild-type mice were explanted, homogenized, and fractionated by differential centrifugation. The organ of Corti is the auditory sensory epithelium and contains one row of IHCs and three rows of OHCs. VGluT3 is primarily expressed in trafficking organelles (vesicles and endolysosomal compartments) of IHCs. B , IHC VGluT3-positive organelles were immunoisolated using a VGluT3-specific antibody. C , subcellular fractions and immunoisolates were processed in a conventional bottom-up proteomics workflow. D and E , positive protein hits from the LC-MS/MS analyses were validated by immunohistochemistry using antibodies against VGluT3 and otoferlin to label IHCs, an antibody against RIBEYE/CtBP2 to label synaptic ribbons, and sometimes an antibody against synapsin-1 to label efferent synapses onto SGNs. D , representative mature IHCs at P15 immunolabeled for CtBP2 ( green ), VGluT3 ( red ), and otoferlin ( blue ) (scale bar: 5 μm); D1 shows higher magnification views of the basal region of one IHC (scale bar: 2 μm). The profile plot shows otoferlin’s immunofluorescence signal at the PM ( D2 ). E , representative P15 IHCs immunolabeled for CtBP2 ( green ), VGluT3 ( red ), and synapsin-1 ( blue ) (scale bar: 5 μm); E 1 shows higher magnification views of the basal region of one IHC (scale bar: 2 μm); the profile plot shows synapsin-1 signal beyond the IHC basolateral PM ( E2 ). In ( D and E ), maximum intensity projections of 5 to 10 confocal optical sections. In ( D 2 and E 2 ), fluorescence intensity line profiles through the longitudinal axis in the mid-region of a representative IHC, from apex to base (5–10 optical sections). ER, endoplasmic reticulum; IHC, inner hair cell; LC-MS/MS, mass spectrometry; OHC, outer hair cell; PM, plasma membrane; SV, synaptic vesicle; SGN, spiral ganglion neuron; VGluT3, vesicular glutamate transporter three.
Article Snippet: The following primary antibodies were used: rabbit anti-VAMP-7 (232003, Synaptic Systems), rabbit anti-syntaxin-6 (110062, Synaptic Systems), rabbit anti-syntaxin-7 (110072, Synaptic Systems), rabbit anti-syntaxin-8 (110083, Synaptic Systems), rabbit anti-syntaxin-12/13 (110133, Synaptic Systems), rabbit anti-syntaxin-16 (110162, Synaptic Systems), rabbit anti-SCAMP1 (PA1-739, Thermo Fisher Scientific), mouse anti-V-ATPase (149011, Synaptic Systems), mouse anti-SV2B (119111, Synaptic Systems), rabbit anti-Vti1A (165002, Synaptic Systems), rabbit anti-PKC alpha [Y124] (ab32376, Abcam), rabbit anti-YKT6 (ab236583, Abcam), rabbit anti-VAP-A (249002, Synaptic Systems), mouse anti-VCP (MA3-004, Thermo Fisher Scientific), mouse anti-otoferlin [13A9] (ab53233, Abcam), rabbit anti-otoferlin (178003, Synaptic Systems), rabbit anti-VGluT3 (135203, Synaptic Systems), guinea pig anti-VGluT3 (135204, Synaptic Systems), mouse anti-synapsin-1 (106001, Synaptic Systems), goat IgG anti-CtBP2 [E−16] (sc-5967, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), rabbit anti-Munc18-1 (116002, Synaptic Systems), rabbit anti-Munc18-2 (116102, Synaptic Systems), rabbit anti-Munc18-3 (116202, Synaptic Systems), and mouse anti-VAMP-2 (104211, Synaptic Systems).
Techniques: Centrifugation, Liquid Chromatography with Mass Spectroscopy, Immunohistochemistry, Immunolabeling, Immunofluorescence, Fluorescence, Mass Spectrometry, Membrane