a 2006

Single-cell image analysis of cellular localization and colocalization of endonuclease G, AIF and AMID in living cells

VAŘECHA, Miroslav, Jana AMRICHOVÁ, Michal ZIMMERMANN, Vladimír ULMAN, Pavel MATULA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Single-cell image analysis of cellular localization and colocalization of endonuclease G, AIF and AMID in living cells

Name in Czech

Obrazová analýza buněčné lokalizace a kolokalizace endonukleázy G, AIF a AMID u jednotlivých živých buněk

Authors

VAŘECHA, Miroslav (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Jana AMRICHOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Michal ZIMMERMANN (203 Czech Republic), Vladimír ULMAN (203 Czech Republic), Pavel MATULA (203 Czech Republic), Petr MATULA (203 Czech Republic) and Michal KOZUBEK (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Book of Abstracts for 14th Euroconference on Apoptosis, 2006

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Konferenční abstrakt

Field of Study

Genetics and molecular biology

Country of publisher

Belgium

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14330/06:00020052

Organization unit

Faculty of Informatics

Keywords in English

living cells; image analysis; colocalization; fluorescent proteins; apoptosis

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 19/10/2010 11:27, Mgr. Miroslav Vařecha, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

We studied the cellular localization and colocalization of proteins AIF, endonuclease G and AMID, which were previously found to be involved in caspase-independent apoptosis. We designed mammalian expression vectors, which carry genes encoding the proteins of interest fused to the fluorescent proteins to study cellular localization and colocalization of these proteins. We predicted the cellular localization of the proteins of interest using software, which analyses the aminoacid sequence of the protein with various algorithms. We also designed and applied a novel method of single-cell image analysis of the translocation of the fluorescent proteins into the nucleus. Using the listed methods, we managed to confirm by software prediction the localization of AIF and endoG to mitochondria. We confirmed experimentally the colocalization of AIF and endoG in the mitochondria of living cells using cotransfection of U-2 OS cells with mammalian expression vectors coding fusions proteins AIF-HcRed-tandem and endoG-EYFP. We also observed and confirmed their translocation from mitochondria to the nucleus during the staurosporine-induced apoptosis by time-lapse microscopy of living cells. Using same methods for protein AMID indicates, that AMID is not localised exclusively on the outer mitochondrial membrane, neither dissolved in the cytoplasm, as it was observed and published. Overexpression of fusion protein AMID-HcRed-tandem didnt have lethal effect on cells or mitochondria as it was also previously described. According to all our predicted and experimental results, AMID is localised to the cytoplasm, but more likely bound to the lipids of the cellular membranes. We did not observe its role in the staurosporine-induced apoptosis, because AMID was not transferred into the nucleus as was endoG and AIF and therefore it could not directly participate in the chromatin degradation process. The possible role of AMID in apoptosis was not observed and our results contribute to the comprehension of localization and function of AMID, AIF, and endoG proteins.

In Czech

Obrazová analýza buněčné lokalizace a kolokalizace endonukleázy G, AIF a AMID u jednotlivých živých buněk.

Links

GA202/04/0907, research and development project
Name: Cytometrie s vysokým rozlišením na živých buňkách
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, High-resolution cytometry of living cells
GP204/03/D031, research and development project
Name: Apoptózu vyvolávající faktor (AIF): Jeho uvolnění z mitochondrie a změny, které vyvolává ve struktuře jaderného chromatinu
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF): its translocation from mitochondria and its action on nuclear chromatin
GP204/05/P090, research and development project
Name: Topografická a funkční charakteristika telomer v různých typech nádorových buněk stanovená in situ a in vivo
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Topographic and functional characterization of telomeres in various tumor cell lines determined in situ and in vivo
MSM0021622419, plan (intention)
Name: Vysoce paralelní a distribuované výpočetní systémy
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Highly Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems