title: The biogenesis protein PEX14 is an optimal marker for the identification and localization of peroxisomes in different cell types, tissues, and species in morphological studies.
abstract: Catalase and ABCD3 are frequently used as markers for the localization of peroxisomes in morphological experiments. Their abundance, however, is highly dependent on metabolic demands, reducing the validity of analyses of peroxisomal abundance and distribution based solely on these proteins. We therefore attempted to find a protein which can be used as an optimal marker for peroxisomes in a variety of species, tissues, cell types and also experimental designs, independently of peroxisomal metabolism. We found that the biogenesis protein peroxin 14 (PEX14) is present in comparable amounts in the membranes of every peroxisome and is optimally suited for immunoblotting, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and immunoelectron microscopy. Using antibodies against PEX14, we could visualize peroxisomes with almost undetectable catalase content in various mammalian tissue sections (submandibular and adrenal gland, kidney, testis, ovary, brain, and pancreas from mouse, cat, baboon, and human) and cell cultures (primary cells and cell lines). Peroxisome labeling with catalase often showed a similar tissue distribution to the mitochondrial enzyme mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (both responsible for the degradation of reactive oxygen species), whereas ABCD3 exhibited a distinct labeling only in cells involved in lipid metabolism. We increased the sensitivity of our methods by using QuantumDots™, which have higher emission yields compared to classic fluorochromes and are unsusceptible to photobleaching, thereby allowing more exact quantification without artificial mistakes due to heterogeneity of individual peroxisomes. We conclude that PEX14 is indeed the best marker for labeling of peroxisomes in a variety of tissues and cell types in a consistent fashion for comparative morphometry.
authors: Phillip
authors: P
authors: Grant
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Ahlemeyer
authors: Srikanth
authors: S
authors: Karnati
authors: Timm
authors: T
authors: Berg
authors: Ingra
authors: I
authors: Stelzig
authors: Anca
authors: A
authors: Nenicu
authors: Klaus
authors: K
authors: Kuchelmeister
authors: Denis I
authors: DI
authors: Crane
authors: Eveline
authors: E
authors: Baumgart-Vogt
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology; D002415:Cats; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D051379:Mice; D010053:Ovary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D010215:Papio; D020675:Peroxisomes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D013737:Testis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008565:Membrane Proteins; C455539:PEX14 protein, human; C499193:Pex14 protein, mouse; C499194:Pex14 protein, rat; D012097:Repressor Proteins
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