Tetramethyl rhodamine methyl ester (TMRM) is suitable for cytofluorometric measurements of mitochondrial membrane potential in cells treated with digitonin

被引:83
作者
Floryk, D [1 ]
Houstek, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Acad Sci Czech Republ, Inst Physiol, CZ-14220 Prague, Czech Republic
关键词
mitochondrial membrane potential; TMRM; cytofluorometry; digitonin;
D O I
10.1023/A:1020193906974
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A new method for cytofluorometric analysis of mitochondrial membrane potential Delta Psi has been developed by using TMRM as a cationic, mitochondrial selective probe. The method is based on limited treatment of cultured cells with digitonin which permeabilises the plasma membrane and leaves mitochondria intact. The resulting signal of TMRM-stained cells thus represents only the probe accumulated in mitochondria. Fibroblasts and cybrids were used as a model cell systems and optimal conditions for digitonin treatment and staining by TMRM were described: The TMRM signal collapsed by valinomycin, KCN and antimycin A and FCCP titration was used to gradually lower Delta Psi and characterise the stability of Delta Psi. The method is suitable for sensitive measurement of Delta Psi in different types of cultured cells.
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