Quantitative Profiling of Lysosomal pH Heterogeneity using Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy
Deng, D.; Guan, Y.; Wang, B.; Zheng, H.; Mutlu, A. S.; Wang, M. C.
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Lysosomes play crucial roles in maintaining cellular homeostasis and promoting organism fitness. The pH of lysosomes is a crucial parameter for their proper function, and it is dynamically influenced by both intracellular and environmental factors. Here, we present a method based on fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) for quantitatively analyzing lysosomal pH profiles in diverse types of primary mammalian cells and in different tissues of the live organism Caenorhabditis elegans. This FLIM-based method exhibits high sensitivity in resolving subtle pH differences, thereby revealing the heterogeneity of the lysosomal population within a cell and between cell types. The method enables rapid measurement of lysosomal pH changes in response to various environmental stimuli. Furthermore, the FLIM measurement of pH-sensitive dyes circumvents the need for transgenic reporters and mitigates potential confounding factors associated with varying dye concentrations or excitation light intensity. This FLIM approach offers absolute quantification of lysosomal pH and highlights the significance of lysosomal pH heterogeneity and dynamics, providing a valuable tool for studying lysosomal functions and their regulation in various physiological and pathological contexts.
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