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ArticleScientific reports2026

Messenger RNA-encoded reporters for monitoring cellular stress and bioenergetics.

Karen Kai-Lin Hwang, Qi Fang, Carine Nizard, Anne-Laure Bulteau, Knut Woltjen

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Karen Kai-Lin HwangDepartment of Life Science Frontiers, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
Qi FangDepartment of Life Science Frontiers, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. qi.fang@cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
Carine NizardLife Science Department, LVMH Recherche, 45800, Paris, France.
Anne-Laure BulteauLife Science Department, LVMH Recherche, 45800, Paris, France.
Knut WoltjenDepartment of Life Science Frontiers, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan. woltjen@cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to monitor cellular processes in real-time is essential for understanding cell function, disease progression, and therapeutic responses. Engineered reporter proteins have been developed for monitoring cellular metabolism, stress responses, and bioenergetics. However, their use in primary cells is limited by inefficient plasmid transfection and the impracticality of generating and validating stable cell lines for each application. Here, we use in vitro transcription to generate mRNA-encoded metabolic trackers and achieve high transfection efficiencies in primary fibroblasts, cancer cells, and induced pluripotent stem cells. This approach provides a flexible platform for real-time monitoring of cellular processes in diverse cell types and overcomes the technical barriers of establishing stable cell lines by genetic modification. We confirm the activity of three ratiometric reporters that monitor pH, H

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Energy MetabolismGenes, ReporterRNA, MessengerStress, PhysiologicalAdenosine TriphosphateAnimalsFibroblastsHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationHydrogen PeroxideInduced Pluripotent Stem CellsTransfectionAdenosine TriphosphateHydrogen PeroxideRNA, MessengerATPBioenergeticsMessenger RNAMetabolic reporterspHReactive oxygen species

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PMID42310021
PMCPMC13276251

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