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ReviewACS central science2024

Seeing is Believing: Developing Multimodal Metabolic Insights at the Molecular Level.

Rahuljeet S Chadha, Jason A Guerrero, Lu Wei, Laura M Sanchez

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Review in ACS central science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Enhancing the Sensitivity of Mass Spectrometry Imaging through Spatial Signal Averaging.Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry · 2026
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  4. Single-Cell Metabolic Imaging Reveals Glycogen-Driven Adaptations in Endothelial Cells.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  9. Single-Molecule Vibrational Thermometry.The journal of physical chemistry. B · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rahuljeet S ChadhaDivision of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125 United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3805-6144
Jason A GuerreroDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064 United States.
Lu WeiDivision of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125 United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9170-2283
Laura M SanchezDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064 United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9223-7977

Funding

Super-resolution Chemical Imaging for BiomedicineDP2GM140919 · NIGMS · CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI WEI, LU · 2020 to 2020
$2.3M
Imaging mass spectrometry methodologies for studying the metabolites of cancer metastasisR01CA240423 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI BURDETTE, JOANNA E, SANCHEZ, LAURA MARGARET · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
Development of a high throughput platform for screening directed evolution librariesR21GM148870 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI SANCHEZ, LAURA MARGARET · 2023 to 2024
$430k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA240423NIGMS NIH HHS DP2 GM140919NIGMS NIH HHS R21 GM148870
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This outlook explores how two different molecular imaging approaches might be combined to gain insight into dynamic, subcellular metabolic processes. Specifically, we discuss how matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy, which have significantly pushed the boundaries of imaging metabolic and metabolomic analyses in their own right, could be combined to create comprehensive molecular images. We first briefly summarize the recent advances for each technique. We then explore how one might overcome the inherent limitations of each individual method, by envisioning orthogonal and interchangeable workflows. Additionally, we delve into the potential benefits of adopting a complementary approach that combines both MSI and SRS spectro-microscopy for informing on specific chemical structures through functional-group-specific targets. Ultimately, by integrating the strengths of both imaging modalities, researchers can achieve a more comprehensive understanding of biological and chemical systems, enabling precise metabolic investigations. This synergistic approach holds substantial promise to expand our toolkit for studying metabolites in complex environments.

Identifiers

PMID38680555
PMCPMC11046475

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