Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Resolving subcellular pH with a quantitative fluorescent lifetime biosensor

  • Joshua J. Rennick,
  • Cameron J. Nowell,
  • Colin W. Pouton,
  • Angus P. R. Johnston

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33348-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Measuring sub-cellular pH with high accuracy and spatiotemporal resolution remains challenging. Here, Johnston and co-workers develop a pH biosensor that combines the pH dependant fluorescent lifetime of mApple with deep learning to accurately determine sub-cellular pH in individual vesicles.