Analysis of Polarized Membrane Traffic in Hepatocytes and Hepatic Cell Lines
Abstract
The protocols described in this unit were developed to monitor membrane traffic in cultured cell monolayers that display hepatic polarity. In general, the assays are designed to visualize and/or quantitate membrane trafficking by monitoring the fates of antibodies bound to specific membrane proteins. We first describe how to infect cells with recombinant adenovirus, the preferred method for introducing exogenous genes into hepatic cells. We next provide a morphological assay to monitor basolateral to apical transcytosis. In a supporting protocol, we describe how to visualize apical recycling and/or retention. In an additional supporting protocol, we provide a semi‐quantitative method to measure the relative extents of apical delivery. Finally, we describe quantitative assays to measure basolateral internalization and recycling. The methods presented in this unit provide a relatively simple, yet powerful approach to examining hepatic membrane traffic. Curr. Protoc. Cell Biol. 54:15.17.1‐15.17.19. © 2012 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 10.1002/0471143030.cb1517s54
Entities
People
- Gudrun Ihrke
- Julie G. In
- Pamela L. Tuma
Organizations
- The Catholic University of America
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences