APEX proximity labeling of murine NDUFS4 interacting proteins in podocytes

In this project we used an unbiased approach to identify the proteins that interact with NDUFS4 in the mouse podocytes using the APEX2 proximity labeling system. An immortalized murine podocyte was permanently transduced with a doxycycline (DOX) inducible NDUFS4-APEX2 chimeric construct. The cells were treated with DOX for 72 h to induce NDUFS4-APEX2 expression, followed by H2O2 activation of APEX2 mediated biotinylation of neighboring proteins. Biotinylated proteins were pull down by streptavidin beads and analyzed by LC-MS/MS. Cells without DOX induction or with DOX but without H2O2 activation were used as controls