GNPS - Proteomic analysis of murine kidney proximal tubule sub-segment derived cell lines reveals preferences in mitochondrial pathway activity

The proximal tubule (PT) is a highly energetic segment of the nephron, responsible for the majority of solute and water reabsorption in the kidney. Each of its sub-segments have specialized functions; however, little is known about the genes and proteins that determine the oxidative phosphorylation capacity of the PT sub-segments. This information is a critical deficit in understanding kidney function and to develop a fuller comprehensive landscape of renal cell adaptations to injury, toxins, physiologic stressors, and development. In this study, three immortalized murine renal cell lines (PT S1,S2 and S3 segments) were analyzed for protein content and compared to a murine fibroblast cell line. All three proximal tubule cell lines generate ATP predominantly by oxidative phosphorylation while the fibroblast cell line is glycolytic. The proteomic data demonstrates that the most striking difference in proteomic signatures between the cell lines are differences in nuclear proteins followed by differences in mitochondria proteome. The mitochondria physiologic profile is also determined in the cell lines to provide physiologic context to the proteomic dataset. This data set will allow researchers to study differences in nephron-specific cell lines, differences between epithelial and fibroblast cells, and differences between actively respiring cells and glycolytic cells.