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ArticleNature communications2025

Dual-key cooperatively activated DNA regulator for controlling mitochondria-lysosome interactions.

Yang Xiao, Longyi Zhu, Songyuan Du, Xinyi Ge, Lequn Ma, Shengyuan Deng, Kewei Ren

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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 3 papers.

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7 authors.

Yang Xiao *School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.
Longyi Zhu *School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.
Songyuan Du *School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-4422-0860
Xinyi GeSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.
Lequn MaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China.
Shengyuan DengSchool of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China. sydeng@njust.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6382-0976
Kewei RenSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China. kwren@njust.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7115-6377

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22174066
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mitochondria-lysosome interactions are critical for maintaining cellular homeostasis. Although genetically encoded protein based optogenetic technique is developed to regulate such interactions, it still suffers from shortcomings including complicated operation and potential interference to organelle functions. Here, we present a fast, simple, biocompatible and programmable platform via activable DNA regulators to achieve spatiotemporal regulation of mitochondria-lysosome interactions in living cells. In our system, two locked DNA regulators, OK-MLIR and DK-MLIR, that can be respectively activated with UV light (One Key) as well as UV light and endogenous glutathione (Dual Keys), are modularly designed for modulating mitochondria-lysosome contacts. We show that these DNA regulators can be used for facilitating mitochondrial fission and autophagy. Moreover, the DK-MLIR enables selective and efficient manipulation of target cell migration and proliferation with highly temporal and spatial controllability. This programmable and modular design principle provides a platform for organelle interaction study, cellular regulation and precision therapy.

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DNALysosomesMitochondriaAnimalsAutophagyCell MovementCell ProliferationGlutathioneHeLa CellsHumansMitochondrial DynamicsOptogeneticsUltraviolet RaysDNAGlutathione

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