A locally activatable sensor for robust quantification of organellar glutathione

  • Glutathione (GSH) is the main determinant of intracellular redox potential and participates in multiple cellular signaling pathways. Achieving a detailed understanding of intracellular GSH trafficking and regulation depends on the development of tools to map GSH compartmentalization and intra-organelle fluctuations. Herein, we present a new GSH sensing platform, TRaQ-G, for live-cell imaging. This small-molecule/protein hybrid sensor possesses a unique reactivity turn-on mechanism that ensures that the small molecule is only sensitive to GSH in the desired location. Furthermore, TRaQ-G can be fused to a fluorescent protein of choice to give a ratiometric response. Using TRaQ-G-mGold, we demonstrated that the nuclear and cytosolic GSH pools are independently regulated during cell proliferation. We also used this sensor, in combination with roGFP, to quantify redox potential and GSH concentration simultaneously in the endoplasmic reticulum. Finally, by exchanging the fluorescent protein, we created a near-infrared, targetable and quantitative GSH sensor.

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Author:Sarah HübnerORCiD, Gianluca QuargnaliORCiD, Sebastian ThallmairORCiD, Pablo Rivera-FuentesORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-730392
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.01.486692
Parent Title (English):bioRxiv
Document Type:Preprint
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2022/04/03
Date of first Publication:2022/04/03
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2023/07/18
Issue:2022.04.01.486692
Page Number:24
HeBIS-PPN:510553222
Institutes:Wissenschaftliche Zentren und koordinierte Programme / Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)
Dewey Decimal Classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY-NC-ND - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0 International