Immuno-Scanning Electron Microscopy of Islet Primary Cilia
Sviben, S.; Polino, A. J.; Melena, I.; Hughes, J. W.
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The definitive demonstration of protein localization on primary cilia has been a challenge for cilia biologists. Primary cilia are solitary thread-like projections that contain specialized protein composition, but as the ciliary structure overlays the cell membrane and other cell parts, the identity of ciliary proteins are difficult to ascertain by conventional imaging approaches like immunofluorescence microscopy. Surface scanning electron microscopy combined with immuno-labeling (immuno-SEM) bypasses some of these indeterminacies by unambiguously showing protein expression in the context of the 3D ultrastructure of the cilium. Here we apply immuno-SEM to specifically identify proteins on the primary cilia of mouse and human pancreatic islets, including post-translationally modified tubulin, intraflagellar transport (IFT) 88, the small GTPase Arl13b, as well as subunits of axonemal dynein. Key parameters in sample preparation, immuno-labeling, and imaging acquisition are discussed to facilitate similar studies by others in the cilia research community.
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