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Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, Vol. 48, 251-258, February 2000, Copyright © 2000, The Histochemical Society, Inc.

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The Lysosomotropic Agent Monodansylcadaverine Also Acts as a Solvent Polarity Probe

Axel Niemanna, Akira Takatsukib, and Hans-Peter Elsässera
a Department of Cell Biology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
b Saitama, Japan

Correspondence to: Hans-Peter Elsässer, Robert-Koch-Str. 5, Marburg, Germany. E-mail: elsaesse@mailer.uni-marburg.de

The autofluorescent substance monodansylcadaverine has recently been reported as a specific in vivo marker for autophagic vacuoles. However, the mechanism for this specific labeling remained unclear. Our results reveal that the common model of ion trapping in acidic compartments cannot completely account for the observed autophagic vacuole staining. Because autophagic vacuoles are characterized by myelin-like membrane inclusions, we tested whether this lipid-rich environment is responsible for the staining properties of monodansylcadaverine. In in vitro experiments using either liposomes or solvents of different polarity, monodansylcadaverine showed an increased relative fluorescence intensity in a hydrophobic environment as well as a Stokes shift dependent on the solvent polarity. To test the effect of autophagic vacuoles or autophagic vacuole lipids on monodansylcadaverine fluorescence, we isolated autophagic vacuoles and purified autophagic vacuole lipids depleted of proteins. Entire autophagic vacuoles and autophagic vacuole lipids had the same effect on monodansylcadaverine fluorescence properties, suggesting lipids as the responsible component. Our results suggest that the in vivo fluorescence properties of monodansylcadaverine do not depend exclusively on accumulation in acidic compartments by ion trapping but also on an effective interaction of this molecule with autophagic vacuole membrane lipids. (J Histochem Cytochem 48:251–258, 2000)

Key Words: monodansylcadaverine, lysosomotropic agent, autophagic vacuole, solvent polarity probe, Stokes shift


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