Abstract

Cellular redox status affects diverse cellular functions, including proliferation, protein homeostasis, and aging. Thus, individual differences in redox status can give rise to distinct sub-populations even among cells with identical genetic backgrounds. Here, we have created a novel methodology to track redox status at single cell resolution using the redox-sensitive probe Grx1-roGFP2. Our method allows identification and sorting of sub-populations with different oxidation levels in either the cytosol, mitochondria or peroxisomes. Using this approach, we defined a redox-dependent heterogeneity of yeast cells and characterized growth, as well as proteomic and transcriptomic profiles of distinctive redox subpopulations. We report that, starting in late logarithmic growth, cells of the same age have a bi-modal distribution of oxidation status. A comparative proteomic analysis between these populations identified three key proteins, Hsp30, Dhh1, and Pnc1, which affect basal oxidation levels and may serve as first line of defense proteins in redox homeostasis.

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All data generated or analyses during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting files. Proteomic data was uploadedto the PRIDE database with the dataset identifier PXD009443. Transcriptomic data was uploaded to the GEO database as described in the manuscript (methods).

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  1. Meytal Radzinski

    Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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  2. Rosi Fassler

    Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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  3. Ohad Yogev

    Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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  4. William Breuer

    Proteomics and Mass Spectrometry Unit, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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  5. Nadav Shai

    Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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  6. Jenia Gutin

    Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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  7. Sidra Ilyas

    Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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  8. Yifat Geffen

    Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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  9. Sabina Tsytkin-Kirschenzweig

    Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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  10. Yaakov Nahmias

    Grass Center for Bioengineering, Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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  11. Tommer Ravid

    Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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  12. Nir Friedman

    Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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  13. Maya Shuldiner

    Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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  14. Dana Reichmann

    Department of Biological Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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Israel Science Foundation

  • Dana Reichmann

Human Frontier Science Program

  • Dana Reichmann

European Commission

  • Dana Reichmann

US-Binational Science Foundation

  • Dana Reichmann

Joint Berlin-Jerusalem postdoc fellowship, Hebrew University and Freie University

  • Sidra Ilyas

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2018, Radzinski et al.

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  1. Meytal Radzinski
  2. Rosi Fassler
  3. Ohad Yogev
  4. William Breuer
  5. Nadav Shai
  6. Jenia Gutin
  7. Sidra Ilyas
  8. Yifat Geffen
  9. Sabina Tsytkin-Kirschenzweig
  10. Yaakov Nahmias
  11. Tommer Ravid
  12. Nir Friedman
  13. Maya Shuldiner
  14. Dana Reichmann
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Temporal profiling of redox-dependent heterogeneity in single cells
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