Tripartite Separation of Glomerular Cell-Types and Proteomes From Reporter-Free Mice
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Tripartite Separation of Glomerular Cell-Types and Proteomes From Reporter-Free Mice. / Hatje, Favian; Wedekind, Uta; Sachs, Wiebke; Loreth, Desiree; Reichelt, Julia; Demir, Fatih; Kosub, Christopher; Heintz, Lukas; Tomas, Nicola; Huber, Tobias; Skuza, Sinah; Sachs, Marlies; Zielinski, Stephanie; Rinschen, Markus; Meyer-Schwesinger, Catherine.
in: J AM SOC NEPHROL, Jahrgang 32, Nr. 9, 09.2021, S. 2175-2193.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Tripartite Separation of Glomerular Cell-Types and Proteomes From Reporter-Free Mice
AU - Hatje, Favian
AU - Wedekind, Uta
AU - Sachs, Wiebke
AU - Loreth, Desiree
AU - Reichelt, Julia
AU - Demir, Fatih
AU - Kosub, Christopher
AU - Heintz, Lukas
AU - Tomas, Nicola
AU - Huber, Tobias
AU - Skuza, Sinah
AU - Sachs, Marlies
AU - Zielinski, Stephanie
AU - Rinschen, Markus
AU - Meyer-Schwesinger, Catherine
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - BACKGROUND: The glomerulus comprises podocytes, mesangial cells, and endothelial cells, which jointly determine glomerular filtration. Understanding this intricate functional unit beyond the transcriptome requires bulk isolation of these cell types for biochemical investigations. We developed a globally applicable tripartite isolation method for murine mesangial and endothelial cells and podocytes (timMEP).METHODS: We separated glomerular cell types from wild-type or mT/mG mice via a novel FACS approach, and validated their purity. Cell type proteomes were compared between strains, ages, and sex. We applied timMEP to the podocyte-targeting, immunologic, THSD7A-associated, model of membranous nephropathy.RESULTS: timMEP enabled protein-biochemical analyses of podocytes, mesangial cells, and endothelial cells derived from reporter-free mice, and allowed for the characterization of podocyte, endothelial, and mesangial proteomes of individual mice. We identified marker proteins for mesangial and endothelial proteins, and outlined protein-based, potential communication networks and phosphorylation patterns. The analysis detected cell type-specific proteome differences between mouse strains and alterations depending on sex, age, and transgene. After exposure to anti-THSD7A antibodies, timMEP resolved a fine-tuned initial stress response, chiefly in podocytes, that could not be detected by bulk glomerular analyses. The combination of proteomics with super-resolution imaging revealed a specific loss of slit diaphragm, but not of other foot process proteins, unraveling a protein-based mechanism of podocyte injury in this animal model.CONCLUSION: timMEP enables glomerular cell type-resolved investigations at the transcriptional and protein-biochemical level in health and disease, while avoiding reporter-based artifacts, paving the way toward the comprehensive and systematic characterization of glomerular cell biology.
AB - BACKGROUND: The glomerulus comprises podocytes, mesangial cells, and endothelial cells, which jointly determine glomerular filtration. Understanding this intricate functional unit beyond the transcriptome requires bulk isolation of these cell types for biochemical investigations. We developed a globally applicable tripartite isolation method for murine mesangial and endothelial cells and podocytes (timMEP).METHODS: We separated glomerular cell types from wild-type or mT/mG mice via a novel FACS approach, and validated their purity. Cell type proteomes were compared between strains, ages, and sex. We applied timMEP to the podocyte-targeting, immunologic, THSD7A-associated, model of membranous nephropathy.RESULTS: timMEP enabled protein-biochemical analyses of podocytes, mesangial cells, and endothelial cells derived from reporter-free mice, and allowed for the characterization of podocyte, endothelial, and mesangial proteomes of individual mice. We identified marker proteins for mesangial and endothelial proteins, and outlined protein-based, potential communication networks and phosphorylation patterns. The analysis detected cell type-specific proteome differences between mouse strains and alterations depending on sex, age, and transgene. After exposure to anti-THSD7A antibodies, timMEP resolved a fine-tuned initial stress response, chiefly in podocytes, that could not be detected by bulk glomerular analyses. The combination of proteomics with super-resolution imaging revealed a specific loss of slit diaphragm, but not of other foot process proteins, unraveling a protein-based mechanism of podocyte injury in this animal model.CONCLUSION: timMEP enables glomerular cell type-resolved investigations at the transcriptional and protein-biochemical level in health and disease, while avoiding reporter-based artifacts, paving the way toward the comprehensive and systematic characterization of glomerular cell biology.
U2 - 10.1681/ASN.2020091346
DO - 10.1681/ASN.2020091346
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 34074698
VL - 32
SP - 2175
EP - 2193
JO - J AM SOC NEPHROL
JF - J AM SOC NEPHROL
SN - 1046-6673
IS - 9
ER -