title: Calreticulin is localized at mitochondria of rat cardiomyocytes and affected by furazolidone.
abstract: Calreticulin (CRT) is a calcium-buffering protein which is predominantly located in endoplasmic reticulum. In the previous mitochondria proteome analysis, we accidentally found that CRT may be also localized at myocardial mitochondria and was upregulated in a rat model of furazolidone-induced dilated cardiomyopathy. To our knowledge, there has not yet been any report of its presence in mitochondria of any cell types. The present study aimed to determine whether CRT was located at the mitochondria of rat cardiomyocytes and whether the mitochondrial CRT was affected by furazolidone. Mitochondrial preparations were isolated from primary cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes and purified by differential centrifugation. The purity of mitochondria was assessed by the reduction or elimination of the immunoreactivities of markers for cytosol, nucleus, sarcolemma, and endoplasmic reticulum. Western blot analysis demonstrated the presence of CRT in purified mitochondria of rat cardiomyocytes. The distribution of CRT to mitochondria was further confirmed by immuno-electron microscopy, flow cytometry, and laser scanning confocal microscopy (double staining with MitoTracker Red and CRT-Alexa Fluor 488). Western blot analysis also demonstrated that the mitochondrial content of CRT was significantly enhanced by furazolidone treatment by 2.73 ± 0.13 fold (P < 0.05) in rat cardiomyocytes, which was verified by immuno-electron microscopy. In summary, the present results suggest that CRT is localized at mitochondria of rat cardiomyocytes and such localization is affected by furazolidone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 157 Xiwu Road, Xi'an, 710004, Shaanxi, China.
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Yanhe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D064032:Calbindin 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005664:Furazolidone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008929:Mitochondria, Heart / Q000378:metabolism*; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D032383:Myocytes, Cardiac / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D021381:Protein Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: C576512:Calb2 protein, rat; D064032:Calbindin 2; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D005664:Furazolidone
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