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ArticleNature chemical biology2026

Real-time visualization of STAT activation in live cells using genetically encoded biosensors.

Thi A N Nguyen, Roman Meledin, Karin J Seubert-Buholzer, Flurin Sturzenegger, Urs Ziegler, Ufuk Karakus, Onur Boyman

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Thi A N Nguyen *Center for Human Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0002-8685-8472
Roman Meledin *Center for Human Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Karin J Seubert-BuholzerCenter for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Flurin SturzeneggerCenter for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0000-1306-6605
Urs ZieglerCenter for Microscopy and Image Analysis, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7860-1867
Ufuk KarakusCenter for Human Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Onur BoymanCenter for Human Immunology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. onur.boyman@uzh.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-8279-5545

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) 310030-200669Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) 40B1-0_203699Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) CRSII5-189950Universität Zürich (University of Zurich) Clinical Research Priority Program CYTIMM-ZUniversität Zürich (University of Zurich) Postdoc Grant (FK-23-061)Universität Zürich (University of Zurich) UZH Entrepreneur Fellowship (MEDEF24-039)
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Abstract

Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) is a family of key transcriptional regulators in immune, epithelial and mesenchymal cells. Aberrant STAT activity is associated with malignancy, autoimmunity and immunodeficiency. The STAT signaling pathways are very attractive drug targets; however, validated tools to monitor real-time activation of STATs are lacking. Here, we developed a class of highly sensitive genetically encoded STAT biosensors, termed STATeLights, which allowed direct and continuous detection of STAT activity in live cells with high spatiotemporal resolution. Using human STAT5A, we demonstrate the versatility of STATeLight5A to quantify the activation of wild-type STAT5 versus disease-associated STAT5 mutants and to precisely select compounds targeting the STAT5 signaling pathway. Moreover, STATeLight5A also facilitated real-time tracking of STAT5 activation in human primary CD4

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Biosensing TechniquesSTAT5 Transcription FactorCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesHEK293 CellsHumansSignal TransductionTumor Suppressor ProteinsSTAT5A protein, humanSTAT5 Transcription FactorTumor Suppressor Proteins

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PMID40890507
PMCPMC12953156

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