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ArticleSensors and actuators reports2025

FRET-based reporter assesses lysosomal DNA-degradation ability in live cells.

Jared Morse, Ka Ho Leung

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Article in Sensors and actuators reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors.

Jared MorseDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Clarkson University, NY 13676, United States.
Ka Ho LeungDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Clarkson University, NY 13676, United States.

Funding

Undergraduate Summer Research in Chemical BiologyR35GM147112 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI Ka Ho Leung · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM147112
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lysosomes are multifunctional organelles that serve as the cell's central hub for metabolic signaling. Lysosomal malfunction disrupts intracellular homeostasis, leading to adverse health effects. Therefore, assessing lysosomal function is vital for advancing disease understanding and guiding therapeutic development. The existing evaluation methods rely primarily on monitoring lysosomal pH and protein degradation. Here we introduce a DNA-based reporter to evaluate lysosomal activity by assessing the DNA-degradation ability of lysosomes using fluorescence imaging. We successfully monitored the lysosomal DNA-degradation ability in dysregulated lysosomes and lysosomes in drug-induced disease model of NP-A/B and NP-C. We found that both pharmacologically induced models resulted in significant reduction in lysosomal DNA-degradation ability. This tool for monitoring lysosomal activity offers valuable insights for both therapeutic development and understanding disease progression.

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DNA-sensorfluorescence imagingFRETlysosomal storage diseaselysosomes

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PMID40964230
PMCPMC12440124

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