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A correlated light and electron microscopy approach to study the subcellular localization of phosphorylated vimentin in human lung tissue

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Correlative microscopy is an important approach for bridging the resolution gap between fluorescence light and electron microscopy. Here, we describe a fast and simple method for correlative immunofluorescence and immunogold labeling on the same section to elucidate the localization of phosphorylated vimentin (P-Vim), a robust feature of pulmonary vascular remodeling in cells of human lung small arteries. The lung is a complex, soft and difficult tissue to prepare for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Detailing the molecular composition of small pulmonary arteries (<500 microns) would be of great significance for research and diagnostics. Using the classical methods of immunochemistry (either hydrophilic resin or thin cryosections), is difficult to locate small arteries for analysis by TEM. To address this problem and to observe the same structures by both light and electron microscopy, correlative microscopy is a reliable approach. Immunofluorescence enables us to know the distribution of P-Vim in cells but does not provide ultrastructural detail on its localization. Labeled structures selected by fluorescence microscope can be identified and further analyzed by TEM at high resolution. With our method, the morphology of the arteries is well preserved, enabling the localization of P-Vim inside pulmonary endothelial cells. By applying this approach, fluorescent signals can be directly correlated to the corresponding subcellular structures in areas of interest.
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hal-04611222 , version 1 (13-06-2024)

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Christine Péchoux, Fabrice Antigny, Frédéric Perros. A correlated light and electron microscopy approach to study the subcellular localization of phosphorylated vimentin in human lung tissue: Microscopy study of phosphorylated vimentin. Thomas Muller-Riechert; Paul Verkade. Correlative light and Electron Microscopy V, 187 (V), Elsevier, pp.117 - 137, 2024, Methods in Cell Biology, 978-0-323-95141-8. ⟨10.1016/bs.mcb.2024.02.034⟩. ⟨hal-04611222⟩
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