NDLI: Imaging of endosome fusion in BHK fibroblasts based on a novel fluorimetric avidin-biotin binding assay.

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Author	Emans, N. Biwersi, J. Verkman, A. S.
Abstract	A fluorescence assay of in vivo endosome fusion was developed and applied to define the kinetics of endosome fusion in baby hamster kidney (BHK) fibroblasts. The assay is based on an approximately 10-fold enhancement of the green fluorescence of BODIPY-avidin upon biotin binding. The BODIPY-avidin fluorescence enhancement occurred in < 25 ms, was pH-independent, and involved a BODIPY-tryptophan interaction. For endocytosis in vivo, BHK fibroblasts were pulse-labeled with BODIPY-avidin together with a red (rhodamine) fluorescent fusion-independent chromophore (TMR). After specified chase times in a nonfluorescent medium, a second cohort of endosomes was pulse-labeled with biotin-conjugated albumin, dextran, or transferrin. Fusion of biotin-containing endosomes with avidin-containing endosomes was quantified by ratio imaging of BODIPY-to-TMR fluorescence in individual endosomes, using imaging methods developed for endosome pH studies. Analysis of BODIPY-to-TMR ratio distributions in avidin-labeled endosomes exposed to zero and maximum biotin indicated > 90% sensitivity for detection of endosome fusion. In avidin pulse (10 min) -chase-biotin albumin pulse (10 min) studies, both fused and unfused endosomes were identified; the fractions of avidin-labeled endosomes that fused with biotin-labeled endosomes were 0.48, 0.21, 0.16, and 0.07 for 0-, 5-, 10-, and 20-min chase times. Fitting of fusion data to a mathematical model of in vivo endosome fusion required the existence of an intermediate fusion compartment. Pulse-chase studies performed with biotin-transferrin to label the early/recycling endosomes indicated that after a 10-min chase, avidin-labeled endosomes reached a compartment that was inaccessible to biotin-transferrin. The assay was also applied to determine whether endosome fusion was influenced by temperature, pH (bafilomycin A1), second messengers (cAMP agonists, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, staurosporine), and growth-related factors (platelet-derived growth factor, genistein). The results establish a sensitive fluorescence assay to quantify the fusion of vesicular compartments in living cells.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3495(95)79947-7
Ending Page	728
Page Count	13
Starting Page	716
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00063495
e-ISSN	15420086
Journal	Biophysical Journal
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	69
Language	English
Publisher Date	1995-08-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Biophysics Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Biophysics

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