the methods described previously48 (link),49 (link). In brief,
yeast cells were cultured in 10 mL SCE media for 14–16 h to
mid-exponential phase. Cells were lysed using zirconium oxide beads in a Bullet
Blender (Next Advance)19 (link).
Protein concentrations were determined by the Bradford method (Bio-Rad) and 100
μg protein were subjected to SDS–PAGE on 10% Tris-glycine gels
(Invitrogen). Following incubation with anti-Ctt1p50 (link) or anti-GAPDH (Genetex) primary
antibodies and a goat anti-rabbit secondary antibody conjugated to a 680 nm
emitting fluorophore (Biotium), the blots were imaged on a LI-COR Odyssey
Infrared imager19 (link).
To detect the catalase activity, 15 μg protein lysates were
analysed by PAGE on a 10% Tris-glycine gel (Invitrogen). After electrophoresis,
an in-gel activity stain was utilized to measure catalase activity48 (link),51 (link). In brief, the catalase staining solution was prepared
by mixing 1 part dopamine (20 mg ml−1) and 1 part
para-phenylenediamine (3.5 mg ml−1) in 0.2 M potassium
phosphate buffer, pH 8, 1 part 15% H2O2, and 2 parts DMSO
in the order listed. The staining solution was added directly to the gel and
allowed to stain for 2 min, followed by imaging.