Dong-A University 2 articles published in JoVE Biology Sensitive Measurement of Mitophagy by Flow Cytometry Using the pH-dependent Fluorescent Reporter mt-Keima Jee-Hyun Um*1,2, Young Yeon Kim*1,2, Toren Finkel3, Jeanho Yun1,2 1Peripheral Neuropathy Research Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, 2Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, 3Aging Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Mitophagy, the selective degradation of mitochondria, has been implicated in mitochondrial homeostasis and is deregulated in various human diseases. However, convenient experimental methods for measuring mitophagy activity are very limited. Here, we provide a sensitive assay for measuring mitophagy activity using flow cytometry. Developmental Biology A Quantitative Measurement of Reactive Oxygen Species and Senescence-associated Secretory Phenotype in Normal Human Fibroblasts During Oncogene-induced Senescence Young Yeon Kim*1,2, Jee-Hyun Um*1,2, Jeanho Yun1,2 1Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, 2Peripheral Neuropathy Research Center, College of Medicine, Dong-A University Intracellular ROS has been shown to play an important role in the induction of cellular senescence. Here, we describe a sensitive assay for quantifying ROS levels during cellular senescence. We also provide protocols for assessing the senescence-associated secretory phenotype, which reportedly contributes to various age-related dysfunctions.
