Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Endosomal trafficking participates in lipid droplet catabolism to maintain lipid homeostasis

doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-57038-8

Figure Lengend Snippet: A The knockdown efficiency of Rab7a in A549 cells was assessed by western blot analysis ( p < 0.0001). B Control or Rab7a-knockdown A549 cells were fixed by 4% PFA, and then stained by Bodipy 493/503 (1 μM) and DAPI (1 μg/mL) for 30 min. The number and size of LDs, and fluorescence intensity of Bodipy 493/503 were quantified by ImageJ ( n = 30 for all figures; p < 0.0001 for number of LDs and relative Bodipy fluorescence, p = 0.3763 for average size of LDs). C Triglyceride level in control or Rab7a-knockdown A549 cells was determined ( p < 0.0001). D A549 cells were transiently transfected with GFP-Rab7a, GFP-Rab7a-T22N, or GFP-Rab7a-Q67L, and then stained with Nile red (1 μM) for 30 min. The number and size of LDs, and fluorescence intensity of Nile Red were quantified by ImageJ ( n = 13 for all figures; for number of LDs, p = 0.0097 for Rab7a T22N, p < 0.0001 for Rab7a Q67L; for average size of LDs, p = 0.4779 for Rab7a T22N, p < 0.0001 for Rab7a Q67L; and for relative Bodipy fluorescence, p < 0.0001 for both Rab7a T22N and Rab7a Q67L). Images were captured by a Zeiss 880 microscope with a 63x objective lens. The scale bar is 5 μm. The graphs represented data from three independent experiments. The statistical significance of differences was determined by using the unpaired two-tailed student’s t test, and data quantifications were expressed as mean ± s.e.m. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; ns: no significance.

Article Snippet: pEGFP-C1-ADRP (addgene, #87161), mcherry-ACSL3 (addgene, #87158), GFP-Rab5 (addgene, #174454), mcherry-Rab5 (addgene, #55126), mcherry-Rab5 S23N, GFP-Rab7 (addgene, #61803), mcherry-Rab7 (addgene, #55127), GFP-Rab7 T22N (addgene, #28048), GFP-Rab7 Q67L (addgene, #28049), pCDNA3.1-Twinstrep Rab5 (Elife.

Techniques: Knockdown, Western Blot, Control, Staining, Fluorescence, Transfection, Microscopy, Two Tailed Test

Journal: Nature Communications

Article Title: Endosomal trafficking participates in lipid droplet catabolism to maintain lipid homeostasis

doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-57038-8

Figure Lengend Snippet: A The knockdown efficiency of Rab7a in A549 cells was assessed by western blot analysis ( p < 0.0001). B Control or Rab7a-knockdown A549 cells were fixed by 4% PFA, and then stained by Bodipy 493/503 (1 μM) and DAPI (1 μg/mL) for 30 min. The number and size of LDs, and fluorescence intensity of Bodipy 493/503 were quantified by ImageJ ( n = 30 for all figures; p < 0.0001 for number of LDs and relative Bodipy fluorescence, p = 0.3763 for average size of LDs). C Triglyceride level in control or Rab7a-knockdown A549 cells was determined ( p < 0.0001). D A549 cells were transiently transfected with GFP-Rab7a, GFP-Rab7a-T22N, or GFP-Rab7a-Q67L, and then stained with Nile red (1 μM) for 30 min. The number and size of LDs, and fluorescence intensity of Nile Red were quantified by ImageJ ( n = 13 for all figures; for number of LDs, p = 0.0097 for Rab7a T22N, p < 0.0001 for Rab7a Q67L; for average size of LDs, p = 0.4779 for Rab7a T22N, p < 0.0001 for Rab7a Q67L; and for relative Bodipy fluorescence, p < 0.0001 for both Rab7a T22N and Rab7a Q67L). Images were captured by a Zeiss 880 microscope with a 63x objective lens. The scale bar is 5 μm. The graphs represented data from three independent experiments. The statistical significance of differences was determined by using the unpaired two-tailed student’s t test, and data quantifications were expressed as mean ± s.e.m. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; ns: no significance.

Article Snippet: pEGFP-C1-ADRP (addgene, #87161), mcherry-ACSL3 (addgene, #87158), GFP-Rab5 (addgene, #174454), mcherry-Rab5 (addgene, #55126), mcherry-Rab5 S23N, GFP-Rab7 (addgene, #61803), mcherry-Rab7 (addgene, #55127), GFP-Rab7 T22N (addgene, #28048), GFP-Rab7 Q67L (addgene, #28049), pCDNA3.1-Twinstrep Rab5 (Elife.

Techniques: Knockdown, Western Blot, Control, Staining, Fluorescence, Transfection, Microscopy, Two Tailed Test