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ArticleNature communications2025

Genetically encoded fluorescent reporter for polyamines.

Pushkal Sharma, Colin Y Kim, Heather R Keys, Shinya Imada, Alex B Joseph, Luke Ferro, Tenzin Kunchok, Rachel Anderson, Yulin Sun, Ömer H Yilmaz and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. eIF5A and polyamines restrict mRNA levels in response to ribosome stalls.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  7. Polyamine homeostasisbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Pushkal SharmaWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Colin Y KimWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Heather R KeysWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1371-2288
Shinya ImadaThe David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Alex B JosephWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Luke FerroWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Tenzin KunchokWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Rachel AndersonWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Yulin SunInstitute for Plant-Human Interface, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA.
Ömer H YilmazThe David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7577-4612
Jing-Ke WengWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3059-0075
Ankur JainWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA. ajain@wi.mit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0917-1602

Funding

Elucidating the molecular and cellular functions of polyaminesR35GM151111 · NIGMS · WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RES · PI Ankur Jain · 2023 to 2026
$1.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM151111U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R35GM151111
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polyamines are abundant and evolutionarily conserved metabolites that are essential for life. Dietary polyamine supplementation extends life-span and health-span. Dysregulation of polyamine homeostasis is linked to Parkinson's disease and cancer, driving interest in therapeutically targeting this pathway. However, measuring cellular polyamine levels, which vary across cell types and states, remains challenging. We introduce a genetically encoded polyamine reporter for real-time measurement of polyamine concentrations in single living cells. This reporter utilizes the polyamine-responsive ribosomal frameshift motif from the OAZ1 gene. We demonstrate broad applicability of this approach and reveal dynamic changes in polyamine levels in response to genetic and pharmacological perturbations. Using this reporter, we conduct a genome-wide CRISPR screen and uncover an unexpected link between mitochondrial respiration and polyamine import, which are both risk factors for Parkinson's disease. By offering a lens to examine polyamine biology, this reporter may advance our understanding of these ubiquitous metabolites and accelerate therapy development.

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Genes, ReporterPolyaminesCRISPR-Cas SystemsHEK293 CellsHumansMitochondriaParkinson DiseasePolyamines

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PMID40425580
PMCPMC12117157

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