Journal: Neural Development
Article Title: Analysis of a zebrafish dync1h1 mutant reveals multiple functions for cytoplasmic dynein 1 during retinal photoreceptor development
doi: 10.1186/1749-8104-5-12
Figure Lengend Snippet: Dync1h1, Dync1i1, and Dnct1 immunoreactivity is associated with photoreceptor axonemes . Immunocytochemical localization of proteins in isolated adult zebrafish photoreceptor cells. (A) Immunocytochemical localization of Dynein1 heavy chain (Dync1h1) using antisera directed against three different epitopes. (B) Immunocytochemical localization of Dynein1 intermediate chain (Dync1i1), (C) Dynactin1/p150 (Dctn1), and (D) Synaptic vesicle protein 2 (SV2). (E) Immunostaining in which the primary antibody was omitted. In (A-C), cells were co-stained with acetylated α-tubulin (Tub) to highlight the axoneme. Color merged (Merge) and transmitted light images overlaid with Merge images (Trans) are shown for each panel. IS, inner segment; OS, outer segment. NP, no primary antibody. (F) Western blot analysis on detergent-extracted photoreceptor cytoskeleton (DEPC) fraction shows the specificity of the Dync1h1 antibody, as the Dync2 h2 antibody recognizes a discrete and faster migrating band.
Article Snippet: Antibodies included: mouse monoclonal anti-acetylated-α-tubulin (Sigma-Aldrich, St Louis, MO, USA); rabbit polyclonal anti-human Dync1h1 (amino-terminal 321 amino acids; serum #46, gift from Dr Richard Vallee, Columbia University); rabbit polyclonal anti-human Dync1h1 (carboxy-terminal 400 amino acids; 12345-1, ProteinTech, Chicago, IL, USA); rabbit polyclonal anti-rat Dync1h1 (amino acids 4,320 to 4,644; Dynein HC, R-325: sc-9115, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Santa Cruz, CA, USA); rabbit polyclonal anti-Dync1i1 (gift from Dr Richard Vallee, Columbia University); rabbit polyclonal anti-Dynct1/p150 antibody (gift from Dr Kevin Vaughan, University of Notre Dame); mouse monoclonal anti-SV2 (Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank).
Techniques: Isolation, Immunostaining, Staining, Western Blot