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α-Klotho Expression in Human Tissues.


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Authors

Lim, Kenneth 
Groen, Arnoud 
Molostvov, Guerman 
Lu, Tzongshi 
Lilley, Kathryn S 

Abstract

CONTEXT: α-Klotho has emerged as a powerful regulator of the aging process. To date, the expression profile of α-Klotho in human tissues is unknown, and its existence in some human tissue types is subject to much controversy. OBJECTIVE: This is the first study to characterize systemwide tissue expression of transmembrane α-Klotho in humans. We have employed next-generation targeted proteomic analysis using parallel reaction monitoring in parallel with conventional antibody-based methods to determine the expression and spatial distribution of human α-Klotho expression in health. RESULTS: The distribution of α-Klotho in human tissues from various organ systems, including arterial, epithelial, endocrine, reproductive, and neuronal tissues, was first identified by immunohistochemistry. Kidney tissues showed strong α-Klotho expression, whereas liver did not reveal a detectable signal. These results were next confirmed by Western blotting of both whole tissues and primary cells. To validate our antibody-based results, α-Klotho-expressing tissues were subjected to parallel reaction monitoring mass spectrometry (data deposited at ProteomeXchange, PXD002775) identifying peptides specific for the full-length, transmembrane α-Klotho isoform. CONCLUSIONS: The data presented confirm α-Klotho expression in the kidney tubule and in the artery and provide evidence of α-Klotho expression across organ systems and cell types that has not previously been described in humans.

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Keywords

Aorta, Cerebral Cortex, Epithelial Cells, Glucuronidase, Humans, Kidney, Klotho Proteins, Neurons, Proteomics

Journal Title

J Clin Endocrinol Metab

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Journal ISSN

0021-972X
1945-7197

Volume Title

100

Publisher

The Endocrine Society
Sponsorship
British Heart Foundation (None)
K.L. received a Genzyme-Sanofi Fellowship in Nephrology grant. T.F.H. is funded by the NIHR award to the Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and by NIHR grant 14/49/147. The Cambridge Aorta Study is funded by the British Heart Foundation.