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Description

This is one of six images in Figure 6 in Apaja et al., JCB 2010 that shows the fate of various model membrane proteins, that are either folded or in the unfolded state at the plasma membrane, expressed in stable tetracycline-inducible Flp-In T-Rex HEK293 cell lines. The three model membrane proteins were chimeras of the CD4 surface receptor consisting of 1.) a C-terminally truncated CD4 that contained a flexible cytoplasmic linker (CD4tl), 2.) a CD4tl fused to the N-terminal DNA-binding domain of the wild type bacteriophage lambda repressor (CD4tl-lambda), and 3.) a CD4tl fused to a L57C mutant lambda repressor (CD4tl-lambdaC). The CD4tl-lambdaC cytosolic domain was largely in native state at 26°C but predominantly nonnative state at 37°C thus allowing the use of thermal shifts to follow the fate of unfolded proteins. To examine the post-endocytic distribution of CD4 chimeras, membrane proteins were labeled by CD4 Ab capture for 20 mins in live cells at 37°C and chased for 1 h in the absence of extracellular Ab before fixation and labeling with secondary antibody to localize the internalized CD4 chimeras (green). Endosomes were labeled with 10 µg/ml Alexa Fluor 594-labeled transferrin uptake for 1 h at 37°C (red). Fluorescence micrographs were obtained by a confocal microscope (LSM510 or LSM710; Carl Zeiss, Inc.) equipped with a Plan-Apochromat 63×/NA 1.4 objective in multitrack mode. This single optical section shows that internalized CD4tl protein co-localizes with endosomes, like other plasma membrane receptors. This contrasts with the behavior of the internalized, unfolded mutant CD4tl-lambdaC, seen in a companion image in this group.

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Homo sapiens
Cell Line
293
Cellular Component
plasma membrane
early endosome
Biological Context
Biological Process
receptor internalization
response to unfolded protein
Attribution
Names
Pirjo M. Apaja
Haijin Xu
Gergely L. Lukacs
Published
JCB 2010, 191:553-570
Pubmed
20974815
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL13689
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil13689
Grouping This image is part of a group.
Imaging
Image Type
recorded image
Image Mode
confocal microscopy
Parameters Imaged
fluorescence emission
Source of Contrast
distribution of a specific protein
distribution of epitope
Visualization Methods
Alexa Fluor 488
Alexa Fluor 594
Processing History
unprocessed raw data
Data Qualifiers
raw, unprocessed data
Sample Preparation
Methods
crosslinking-fixative fixed tissue
detergent permeabilized
Relation To Intact Cell
dispersed cells in vitro
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 512px 62nm
Y 512px 62nm