A genetically encoded fluorescent biosensor for detecting itaconate with subcellular resolution in living macrophages

Itaconate has been identified as an immunomodulatory metabolite produced by activated macrophages, but methods for detecting itaconate in live cells are lacking. Here, the authors develop a fluorescent biosensor named BioITA for detecting itaconate in subcellular compartments of living macrophages.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pengkai Sun, Zhenxing Zhang, Bin Wang, Caiyun Liu, Chao Chen, Ping Liu, Xinjian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34306-5