Infrared laser–induced gene expression in single cells characterized by quantitative imaging in Physcomitrium patens

Autor: Takumi Tomoi, Yuka Yoshida, Suguru Ohe, Yukiko Kabeya, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Tomohiro Morohoshi, Takashi Murata, Joe Sakamoto, Yosuke Tamada, Yasuhiro Kamei
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Communications Biology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2399-3642
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-07141-1
Popis: Abstract A spatiotemporal understanding of gene function requires the precise control of gene expression in each cell. Here, we use an infrared laser–evoked gene operator (IR-LEGO) system to induce gene expression at the single-cell level in the moss Physcomitrium patens by heating a living cell with an IR laser and thereby activating the heat shock response. We identify the laser irradiation conditions that provide higher inducibility with lower invasiveness by changing the laser power and irradiation duration. Furthermore, we quantitatively characterize the induction profile of the heat shock response using a heat-induced fluorescence reporter system after the IR laser irradiation of single cells under different conditions. Our data indicate that IR laser irradiation with long duration leads to higher inducibility according to increase in the laser power but not vice versa, and that the higher laser power even without conferring apparent damage to the cells decelerates and/or delayed gene induction. We define the temporal shift in expression as a function of onset and duration according to laser power and irradiation duration. This study contributes to the versatile application of IR-LEGO in plants and improves our understanding of heat shock-induced gene expression.
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