In vivo-compatible spatial multi-omics via hydrogen peroxide-independent APEX2 labeling
Chen, B.; Guo, H.; Yan, Z.; Lu, W.; Li, C.; Xu, S.; Zhang, Y.; Guo, H.; Sun, S.; Sun, X.; Zhao, S.; Shangguan, Q.; Chen, Y.; Lu, L.; Wu, Z.; Chen, Y.; Qin, W.
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Proximity labeling (PL) technologies like APEX2 have transformed spatial multi-omics in live cells, but their long-standing dependence on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) disrupts redox signaling and prevents use in live animals. Here we introduce H2O2-independent APEX2 (Hi-APEX), which uses a clickable tetrazine-phenol probe, requiring no enzyme engineering. We show that APEX2 directly catalyzes TP radical formation without H2O2 via a mechanism requiring the probes tetrazine group and a key histidine residue. We benchmarked Hi-APEX-based spatial multi-omics by mapping the mitochondrial matrix and dynamic secretomes. Hi-APEX significantly outperforms traditional APEX in capturing redox-sensitive processes such as stress response and ferroptosis, enabling discovering authentic stress granule components and protein interaction networks for mitochondria-localized GPx4. One mGPx4 interactor TRMT61B--known to regulate mitochondrial m{superscript 1}A modifications--promotes ferroptosis. Crucially, Hi-APEX achieves full in vivo compatibility, enabling direct PL in tumor xenografts and hippocampal neurons, thereby expanding PL-based spatial multi-omics from cellular systems to living organisms.
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