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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2025

Fluorescence lifetime sorting reveals tunable enzyme interactions within cytoplasmic condensates.

Leyla E Fahim, Joshua M Marcus, Noah D Powell, Zachary A Ralston, Katherine Walgamotte, Eleonora Perego, Giuseppe Vicidomini, Alessandro Rossetta, Jason E Lee

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Leyla E Fahim *Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-5881-2167
Joshua M Marcus *Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8426-7359
Noah D PowellDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6116-4461
Zachary A RalstonDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-6712-291X
Katherine WalgamotteDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-8598-7631
Eleonora PeregoMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1700-584X
Giuseppe VicidominiMolecular Microscopy and Spectroscopy, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3085-730X
Alessandro RossettaFLIM LABS S.r.l. , Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-5763-4178
Jason E LeeDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5757-5954

Funding

Training in Precision Environmental Health SciencesT32ES027801 · NIEHS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Cheryl L. Walker · 2018 to 2026
$2.8M
Factors and Functions of Contact Sites between Membrane-bound and Membrane-less OrganellesR35GM151054 · NIGMS · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Jason Edward Lee · 2023 to 2026
$1.9M
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas RR200065NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES027801NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM151054NIH HHS R35GM151054
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) condensates partition RNA and protein into multiple liquid phases. The multiphasic feature of condensate-enriched components creates experimental challenges for distinguishing membraneless condensate functions from the surrounding dilute phase. We combined fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) with phasor plot filtering and segmentation to resolve condensates from the dilute phase. Condensate-specific lifetimes were used to track protein-protein interactions by measuring FLIM-Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET). We used condensate FLIM-FRET to evaluate whether mRNA decapping complex subunits can form decapping-competent interactions within P-bodies. Condensate FLIM-FRET revealed the presence of core subunit interactions within P-bodies under basal conditions and the disruption of interactions between the decapping enzyme (Dcp2) and a critical cofactor (Dcp1A) during oxidative stress. Our results show a context-dependent plasticity of the P-body interaction network, which can be rewired within minutes in response to stimuli. Together, our FLIM-based approaches provide investigators with an automated and rigorous method to uncover and track essential protein-protein interaction dynamics within RNP condensates in live cells.

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Fluorescence Resonance Energy TransferRibonucleoproteinsBiomolecular CondensatesCytoplasmEndoribonucleasesHeLa CellsHumansMicroscopy, FluorescenceOxidative StressProtein BindingEndoribonucleasesRibonucleoproteins

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PMID39400294
PMCPMC11472878

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