Journal: Biomolecules
Article Title: ABCD1 Transporter Deficiency Results in Altered Cholesterol Homeostasis
doi: 10.3390/biom13091333
Figure Lengend Snippet: Low interaction between peroxisomes and lipid droplets under cholesterol-loading conditions in both control and X-ALD fibroblasts. ( A ) Western blot analysis depicting various levels of stable ABCD1 protein and GAPDH for normalisation of loading in the cell lines used for the co-localisation study in standard RPMI medium. The samples are colour-coded according to their ABCD1 content (blue, >20%; orange, 5–20%; red, <5%). A cut in the image is indicated by a dashed line; for the full set and quantification of ABCD1 protein levels, see . ( B – D ) Control (n = 3) and X-ALD-derived fibroblasts (n = 7) were starved in LDM, loaded with 20 µg/mL cholesterol for 72 h and stained with BODIPY™ 493/503 (for LDs) and anti-PMP70 antibody (for peroxisomes). Representative ultra-high resolution confocal images of LDs (green) and peroxisomes (red) and their interactions (yellow) in cholesterol-treated cells (control C1 and X-ALD A9) Original images could be found in —original-images ( B ). The extent of interaction between LDs and peroxisomes is expressed as Manders’ co-localisation coefficients, M1 (% of green pixel with red component) and M2 (% of red pixel with green component) ( C ), one-way ANOVA with Sidak’s multiple comparisons test. Linear regression analysis of the relationship between M1 or M2 and the level of mutated ABCD1 protein in X-ALD cells revealed no significant correlation ( D ).
Article Snippet: For peroxisomal staining, cells were incubated overnight at 4 °C with a polyclonal rabbit anti-PMP70 antibody (1:1000, Invitrogen, Waltham, MA, USA), followed by incubation with secondary donkey anti-rabbit IgG Cy3 antibody (1:400, #IR715-165-150, Jackson, West Grove, PA, USA) for 1 h at room temperature.
Techniques: Western Blot, Derivative Assay, Staining