This research was funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, grant number 18-29-07002. P.K. was supported by State Assignment of Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, grant number AAAA-A16-116021660073-5. M.V.P. was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, grant number 075-15-2019-1659 (Program of Kurchatov Center of Genome Research). The work was partly done on the equipment purchased in the frame of the Moscow State University Program of Development. I.C., S.L., and M.V.B. were additionally supported by Moscow State University grant &#8220;Leading Scientific School Noah&#8217;s Ark&#8221;.

1. Yeast culture preparation
<ol>
	<li>Streak yeast from the frozen stock cultures on fresh plates with the appropriate medium. Put the plates in a culture incubator at 30 &#176;C for 24&#8211;48 h. 
	NOTE: Let the temperature-sensitive mutants grow at the permissive temperature.</li>
	<li>Inoculate yeast cultures in 2 mL of YPGal medium (2% peptone, 1% yeast extract, 2% galactose) from the fresh streak in 15 mL tubes and incubate them overnight agitating at 200 rpm at 30 &#176;C.</li>
	<li>Measure the optical density of the culture at a wavelength of 600 nm (OD600).</li>
	<li>Take the volume corresponding to 0.2 absorbance units in sterile tubes, pellet yeast cells at 9,000 x g for 30 s at room temperature, and discard the supernatant.</li>
	<li>Wash cells with 0.5 mL of sterile water by vortexing for 5 s. Pellet yeast cells at 9,000 x g for 30 s at room temperature and discard the supernatant. Dilute cells in 2 mL of fresh YPGal medium.</li>
	<li>Incubate agitating at 200 rpm and 30 &#176;C until OD600 reaches 1.5&#8211;1.9 values. 
	NOTE: Yeast growth rates vary, so be prepared to wait. It is reasonable to make steps 1.3&#8211;1.6 early in the morning. It usually takes 4&#8211;5 h, but can take longer.</li>
</ol>
2. Radioactive isotope incorporation
<ol>
	<li>Transfer the culture volume equivalent to one optical unit in a microcentrifuge tube. Spin the tubes at 3,000 x g for 1 min and discard the supernatant. Wash with 0.5 mL of sterile water by vortexing for 5 s.
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		<li>Pellet yeast cells at 9,000 x g for 30 s at room temperature and discard the supernatant. Resuspend yeast cells in 0.5 mL of sterile translation buffer. Place the suspension in a 15 mL tube. 
		NOTE: Translation buffer is a solution containing 2% galactose (w/v) and 50 mM potassium phosphate with pH 6.0.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Add cycloheximide to cell suspension up to a final concentration of 0.2 mg/mL. Incubate for 5 min agitating at 200 rpm and 30 &#176;C to inhibit cytosolic translation. 
	NOTE: Cycloheximide solution (20 mg/mL, in ethanol) should be prepared fresh before the experiment. Chloramphenicol can be successfully substituted with anisomycin in the same concentration7.</li>
	<li>Add 25&#8211;30 &#956;Ci of 35S-methionine to the cell suspension and incubate for 30 min agitating at 200 rpm and 30 &#176;C. 
	NOTE: The mixture of 35S-methionine and 35S-cysteine can also be used. Pure 35S-methionine results in the strongest signal and the best signal-to-noise ratio. Generally, methionine is more effective than cysteine because the content of this amino acid in mitochondrial proteins is higher. However, the EasyTag mixture of 35S-methionine and cysteine is less expensive and gives comparable results7. 
	CAUTION: 35S-methionine is radioactive. Follow the usual safety practices for handling radioactive materials. 
	NOTE: It is well known that the incorporation of radioactivity reaches a limit due to which the total signals level off over time. Once this limit is reached, it is almost impossible to determine the rates by which the different translation products are synthesized. To analyze the rate of mitochondrial translation, it is imperative to be in a condition in which the signal intensity increases with time of incubation with 35S-methionine in a linear manner. For common laboratory wild-type strains, the signal is already saturated for incubation times far shorter than the 30 min. Translational mutants can behave very differently. A time-course should be performed to establish the kinetics of radioactivity incorporation and thus the rate of translation, at least when working with a new strain. For this, we suggest taking samples with an interval of several minutes (e.g., 2.5, 5.0, 7,5, 10, and 20 min).</li>
	<li>Add unlabeled &#34;cold&#34; methionine (final concentration should be 20 mM) and puromycine (final concentration should be 1&#8211;10 &#956;g/mL) to stop the labeling. Incubate for 10 min agitating at 200 rpm and 30 &#176;C. 
	NOTE: This step is critical to give ribosomes time to finish translating the peptides. Otherwise, all polypeptides shorter than full-length will be detected at a different size. A time-course experiment (pulse-chase) can be done at this step to determine the stability of mitochondrial translation products. For this, continue the incubation taking samples with an interval of 30 min (e.g., 30, 60, 90, and 120 min).</li>
</ol>
3. Yeast cell lysis and extraction of proteins
<ol>
	<li>Collect yeast cells by centrifugation at 9,000 x g for 30 s. Wash the cells with 0.5 mL of sterile water by vortexing for 5 s. Pellet yeast cells at 9,000 x g for 30 s at room temperature. Discard the supernatant. 
	NOTE. The protocol can be paused here. Store the samples at -20 &#176;C.</li>
	<li>Add 75 &#956;L of lysis buffer to the pellet and vortex for 5&#8211;10 s. 
	NOTE: Lysis buffer is a solution of 1.8 M NaOH, 1 M &#946;-mercaptoethanol, and 1 mM PMSF in water. Avoid excessive incubation with lysis buffer leading to alkaline hydrolysis of proteins. Immediately proceed to step 3.3.</li>
	<li>Add 500 &#956;L of 0.5 M Tris-HCl buffer with pH 6.8. Vortex briefly.</li>
</ol>
4. Precipitation of proteins
CAUTION: Methanol and chloroform are organic solvents. Follow the usual safety practices for handling organic substances.
<ol>
	<li>Add 600 &#181;L of methanol to the sample. Vortex for 5 s.</li>
	<li>Add 150 &#181;L of chloroform to the sample. Vortex for 5 s.</li>
	<li>Centrifuge the samples for 2 min at 12,000 x g. Carefully discard the upper phase with a sampler.</li>
	<li>Add 600 &#181;L of methanol to the sample. Mix carefully by inverting the tube several times.</li>
	<li>Centrifuge the samples for 2 min at 12,000 x g. Discard the supernatant.</li>
	<li>Air-dry the pellet for 2 min at 80 &#176;C. 
	NOTE: All of the liquid should evaporate. There is a risk to have an aberrant separation of proteins in the gel if the pellet was dried insufficiently. However, it is not possible to over-dry the pellet, so it can even be stored overnight at 4 &#176;C.</li>
	<li>Dissolve precipitated proteins in 60 &#181;L of 1x Laemmli sample buffer.</li>
	<li>Heat for 10 min at 40 &#176;C. 
	NOTE: Avoid boiling the samples at 95 &#176;C, because this causes aggregation. If the aggregates still form, Spin the samples at 12,000 x g for 2 min and collect the supernatant. Samples can be stored at -20 &#176;C. The protocol can be paused here.</li>
</ol>
5. SDS-PAGE
<ol>
	<li>Cast the 17.5% Laemmli SDS-polyacrylamide gel. 
	NOTE: 6 M urea can be added to the gel to resolve better atp8 and atp9. Gradient 15%&#8211;20% gels can also give better resolution.</li>
	<li>Load 15 &#956;L (40&#8211;50 &#181;g) of each sample in the pockets. 
	NOTE: It is not necessary to measure protein concentration if OD600 values were close in step 1.6. If not, measure protein concentrations using the assay with detergent-compatible reagents.</li>
	<li>Run the gel in a cold room until the blue dye reaches approximately 65% of the gel length. 
	NOTE: For the system used (e.g., Protean II xi cell), we use either of the two modes: 16&#8211;17 h at 5 V/cm or 5 h at 15 V/cm. No proteins run faster than the bromophenol blue dye, but long runs can result in blurring of atp8 and atp9 signals.</li>
	<li>Stain the gel with Coomassie brilliant blue and make a scan or photo, which is required as a loading control. 
	NOTE: An alternative way to make a loading control is immunoblotting with an antibody to mitochondrial &#8220;house-keeping&#8221; gene, e. g., porin 1.</li>
</ol>
6. Autoradiography
<ol>
	<li>Dry the gel in a gel-dryer. Keep it in the cassette with a storage phosphor screen for 3&#8211;5 days. 
	NOTE: An alternative to screening the dried gel is the transfer of proteins to a nitrocellulose membrane by electro-blotting and screening it thereafter. It results in stronger signals and sharper bands.</li>
	<li>Scan the screen on a phosphorimager. 
	NOTE: As an alternative to phosphor imaging, X-ray film can also be used to reveal the signals.</li>
</ol>

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Investigations of gene expression occupy a central part in modern life sciences. Numerous methods providing insights into this complex process have been developed. Here, we described the method allowing to access protein biosynthesis in baker&#39;s yeast S. cerevisiae mitochondria. It is usually applied to compare translation efficiencies of the mRNAs in mitochondria of mutant yeast strain versus wild type to access the consequences of the studied mutation. This is one of the basic experiments the researchers co...

Mitochondria are the organelles deeply involved in the metabolism of a eukaryotic cell. Their electron transfer chain supplies the cell with ATP, the main energetic currency used in multiple biochemical pathways. Besides, they are involved in apoptosis, fatty acid and heme synthesis, and other processes. Dysfunction of mitochondria is a well-known source of human disease1. It can result from mutations in nuclear or mitochondrial genes encoding structural or regulatory components of the organelles2. Baker&#8217;s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is an excellent model organism for studying mitochondrial gene expression due to several reasons. First, their genome is completely sequenced3, well-annotated, and a big sum of data is already available in literature thanks to the long history of investigations carried out with this organism. Second, the manipulations with their nuclear genome are relatively fast and easy because of their fast growth rate and highly efficient homologous recombination system. Third, baker&#8217;s yeast S. cerevisiae is one of the few organisms for which the manipulations with mitochondrial genomes are developed. Finally, baker&#39;s yeast is an aerobe-anaerobe facultative organism, which allows isolation and study of respiratory defective mutants, since they can grow in media containing fermentable carbon sources.
We describe the method to study mitochondrial gene expression of baker&#8217;s yeast S. cerevisiae at the translational level4. Its main principle comes from several observations. First, the yeast mitochondrial genome encodes only eight proteins: three subunits of the cytochrome c oxidase (Cox1p, Cox2p, and Cox3p), three subunits of the ATP synthase (Atp6p, Atp8p, and Atp9p), a subunit of the ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase enzyme, cytochrome b (Cytb), and mitochondrial ribosomal protein Var1p5. This number is small, and all of them can be separated by electrophoresis on a single gel in the appropriate conditions. Second, mitochondrial ribosomes belong to the prokaryotic class rather than eukaryotic6, and therefore, the sensitivity to antibiotics is different for yeast cytoplasmic and mitochondrial ribosomes. It allows the inhibition of cytoplasmic translation with cycloheximide, providing the conditions when the labeled amino acid (35S-methionine) is incorporated only in mitochondrial translation products. As a result, the experiment gives information about the rate of amino acid incorporation in mitochondrial proteins synthesized de novo, reflecting the overall efficiency of mitochondrial translation for each of the eight products

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labelling and visualization of mitochondrial genome expression products in baker's yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae

Mitochondria are essential organelles of eukaryotic cells capable of aerobic respiration. They contain circular genome and gene expression apparatus. A mitochondrial genome of baker&#8217;s yeast encodes eight proteins: three subunits of the cytochrome c oxidase (Cox1p, Cox2p, and Cox3p), three subunits of the ATP synthase (Atp6p, Atp8p, and Atp9p), a subunit of the ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase enzyme, cytochrome b (Cytb), and mitochondrial ribosomal protein Var1p. The purpose of the method described here is to specifically label these proteins with 35S methionine, separate them by electrophoresis and visualize the signals as discrete bands on the screen. The procedure involves several steps. First, yeast cells are cultured in a galactose-containing medium until they reach the late logarithmic growth stage. Next, cycloheximide treatment blocks cytoplasmic translation and allows 35S methionine incorporation only in mitochondrial translation products. Then, all proteins are extracted from yeast cells and separated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Finally, the gel is dried and incubated with the storage phosphor screen. The screen is scanned on a phosphorimager revealing the bands. The method can be applied to compare the biosynthesis rate of a single polypeptide in the mitochondria of a mutant yeast strain versus the wild type, which is useful for studying mitochondrial gene expression defects. This protocol gives valuable information about the translation rate of all yeast mitochondrial mRNAs. However, it requires several controls and additional experiments to make proper conclusions.

Following the protocol described above, we assigned mitochondrial translation products from two S. cerevisiae strains: the wild type (WT) and a mutant bearing deletion of the AIM23 gene (AIM23&#916;), encoding mitochondrial translation initiation factor 3 (Table 1)8. Mitochondrial translation products were radioactively labeled and separated in SDS-PAAG9. The samples were collected every 2.5 min before saturation to build a time course (<strong ...

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Labelling and Visualization of Mitochondrial Genome Expression Products in Baker's Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Baker&#8217;s yeast mitochondrial genome encodes eight polypeptides. The goal of the current protocol is to label all of them and subsequently visualize them as separate bands.

Labelling and Visualization of Mitochondrial Genome Expression Products in Baker's Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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4.3K Views.  M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Baker’s yeast mitochondrial genome encodes eight polypeptides. The goal of the current protocol is to label all of them and subsequently visualize them as separate bands.

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Metabolic Labeling with 4-thiouracil and the Quantification of Newly Synthesized mRNA As a Proxy for RNA Polymerase II Activity

Global defects in RNA polymerase II transcription might be overlooked by transcriptomic studies analyzing steady-state RNA. Indeed, the global decrease in mRNA synthesis has been shown to be compensated by a simultaneous decrease in mRNA degradation to restore normal steady-state levels. Hence, the genome-wide quantification of mRNA synthesis, independently from mRNA decay, is the best direct reflection of RNA polymerase II transcriptional activity. Here, we discuss a method using non-perturbing metabolic labeling of nascent RNAs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae). Specifically, the cells are cultured for 6 min with a uracil analog, 4-thiouracil, and the labeled newly transcribed RNAs are purified and quantified to determine the synthesis rates of all individual mRNA. Moreover, using labeled Schizosaccharomyces pombe cells as internal standard allows comparing mRNA synthesis in different S. cerevisiae strains. Using this protocol and fitting the data with a dynamic kinetic model, the corresponding mRNA decay rates can be determined.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Metabolic Labeling with 4-thiouracil and the Quantification of Newly Synthesized mRNA As a Proxy for RNA Polymerase II Activity

The protocol described here is based on the genome-wide quantification of newly synthesized mRNA purified from yeast cells labeled with 4-thiouracil. This method allows to measure mRNA synthesis uncoupled from mRNA decay and, thus, provides an accurate measurement of RNA polymerase II transcription.

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A high-throughput method to globally study the organelle morphology in S. cerevisiae

High-throughput methods to examine protein localization or organelle morphology is an effective tool for studying protein interactions and can help achieve an comprehensive understanding of molecular pathways. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with the development of the non-essential gene deletion array, we can globally study the morphology of different organelles like the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the mitochondria using GFP (or variant)-markers in different gene backgrounds. However, incorporating GFP markers in each single mutant individually is a labor-intensive process. Here, we describe a procedure that is routinely used in our laboratory. By using a robotic system to handle high-density yeast arrays and drug selection techniques, we can significantly shorten the time required and improve reproducibility. In brief, we cross a GFP-tagged mitochondrial marker (Apc1-GFP) to a high-density array of 4,672 nonessential gene deletion mutants by robotic replica pinning.  Through diploid selection, sporulation, germination and dual marker selection, we recover both alleles. As a result, each haploid single mutant contains Apc1-GFP incorporated at its genomic locus. Now, we can study the morphology of mitochondria in all non-essential mutant background. Using this high-throughput approach, we can conveniently study and delineate the pathways and genes involved in the inheritance and the formation of organelles in a genome-wide setting.

GFP-fusion proteins are widely used to visualize organelles by confocal microscopy. However, screening for mutations that affect the morphology of organelles generally requires individual mutagenesis and is time consuming. Here, we demonstrate a method to simultaneously incorporate organelle-GFP markers in almost 5,000 non-essential genes in yeast.

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Biolistic Transformation of Yeast Mitochondria for Mutagenetic Analysis

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Baker&#180;s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been widely used to understand mitochondrial biology for decades. This model has provided knowledge about essential, conserved mitochondrial pathways among eukaryotes, and fungi or yeast-specific pathways. One of the many abilities of S. cerevisiae is the capacity to manipulate the mitochondrial genome, which so far is only possible in S. cerevisiae and the unicellular algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The biolistic transformation of yeast mitochondria allows us to introduce site-directed mutations, make gene rearrangements, and introduce reporters. These approaches are mainly used to understand the mechanisms of two highly coordinated processes in mitochondria: translation by mitoribosomes and assembly of respiratory complexes and ATP synthase. However, mitochondrial transformation can potentially be used to study other pathways. In the present work, we show how to transform yeast mitochondria by high-velocity microprojectile bombardment, select and purify the intended transformant, and introduce the desired mutation in the mitochondrial genome.

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Baker&#180;s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been widely used to understand mitochondrial biology for decades. This model has provided knowledge about ...

Assessment of Submitochondrial Protein Localization in Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Despite recent advances in the characterization of yeast mitochondrial proteome, the submitochondrial localization of a significant number of proteins remains elusive. Here, we describe a robust and effective method for determining the suborganellar localization of yeast mitochondrial proteins, which is considered a fundamental step during mitochondrial protein function elucidation. This method involves an initial step that consists of obtaining highly pure intact mitochondria. These mitochondrial preparations are then subjected to a subfractionation protocol consisting of hypotonic shock (swelling) and incubation with proteinase K (protease). During swelling, the outer mitochondrial membrane is selectively disrupted, allowing the proteinase K to digest proteins of the intermembrane space compartment. In parallel, to obtain information about the topology of membrane proteins, the mitochondrial preparations are initially sonicated, and then subjected to alkaline extraction with sodium carbonate. Finally, after centrifugation, the pellet and supernatant fractions from these different treatments are analyzed by SDS-PAGE and western blot. The submitochondrial localization as well as the membrane topology of the protein of interest is obtained by comparing its western blot profile with known standards.

Assessment of Submitochondrial Protein Localization in Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Despite recent advances, many yeast mitochondrial proteins still remain with their functions completely unknown. This protocol provides a simple and reliable method to determine the submitochondrial localization of proteins, which has been fundamental for the elucidation of their molecular functions.

Despite recent advances in the characterization of yeast mitochondrial proteome, the submitochondrial localization of a significant number of proteins ...

Visualizing Yeast Organelles with Fluorescent Protein Markers

The budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a classic model system in studying organelle function and dynamics. In our previous works, we have constructed fluorescent protein-based markers for major organelles and endomembrane structures, including the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi apparatus, endosomes, vacuoles, mitochondria, peroxisomes, lipid droplets, and autophagosomes. The protocol presented here describes the procedures for using these markers in yeast, including DNA preparation for yeast transformation, selection and evaluation of transformants, fluorescent microscopic observation, and the expected outcomes. The text is geared toward researchers who are entering the field of yeast organelle study from other backgrounds. Essential steps are covered, as well as technical notes about microscope hardware considerations and several common pitfalls. It provides a starting point for people to observe yeast subcellular entities by live-cell fluorescent microscopy. These tools and methods can be used to identify protein subcellular localization and track organelles of interest in time-lapse imaging.

Here we describe the use of a set of fluorescent protein-based organelle markers in live-cell imaging of the budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

The budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a classic model system in studying organelle function and dynamics. In our previous works, we have ...

Microarray Analysis for Saccharomyces cerevisiae

In this protocol, gene expression in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is changed after exposure to oxidative stress induced by the addition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), an oxidizing agent. In the experiment, yeast is grown for 48 hours in 1/2X YPD broth containing 3X glucose. The culture is split into a control and treated group. The experiment culture is treated with 0.5 mM H2O2 in Hanks Buffered Saline (HBSS) for 1 hour. The control culture is treated with HBSS only. Total RNA is extracted from both cultures and is converted to a biotin-labeled cRNA product through a multistep process. The final synthesis product is taken back to the UVM Microarray Core Facility and hybridized to the Affymetrix yeast GeneChips. The resulting gene expression data are uploaded into bioinformatics data analysis software.

Microarray Analysis for Saccharomyces cerevisiae

In this protocol, gene expression in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is changed after exposure to oxidative stress induced by the addition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), an oxidizing agent.

In this protocol, gene expression in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is changed after exposure to oxidative stress induced by the addition of hydrogen ...

A Fluorescence Microscopy Assay for Monitoring Mitophagy in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Autophagy is important for turnover of cellular components under a range of different conditions. It serves an essential homeostatic function as well as a quality control mechanism that can target and selectively degrade cellular material including organelles1-4. For example, damaged or redundant mitochondria (Fig. 1), not disposed of by autophagy, can represent a threat to cellular homeostasis and cell survival. In the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, nutrient deprivation (e.g., nitrogen starvation) or damage can promote selective turnover of mitochondria by autophagy in a process termed mitophagy 5-9.
We describe a simple fluorescence microscopy approach to assess autophagy. For clarity we restrict our description here to show how the approach can be used to monitor mitophagy in yeast cells. The assay makes use of a fluorescent reporter, Rosella, which is a dual-emission biosensor comprising a relatively pH-stable red fluorescent protein linked to a pH-sensitive green fluorescent protein. The operation of this reporter relies on differences in pH between the vacuole (pH ~ 5.0-5.5) and mitochondria (pH ~ 8.2) in living cells. Under growing conditions, wild type cells exhibit both red and green fluorescence distributed in a manner characteristic of the mitochondria. Fluorescence emission is not associated with the vacuole. When subjected to nitrogen starvation, a condition which induces mitophagy, in addition to red and green fluorescence labeling the mitochondria, cells exhibit the accumulation of red, but not green fluorescence, in the acidic vacuolar lumen representing the delivery of mitochondria to the vacuole. Scoring cells with red, but not green fluorescent vacuoles can be used as a measure of mitophagic activity in cells5,10-12.

A Fluorescence Microscopy Assay for Monitoring Mitophagy in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

A robust approach to monitor the delivery of organelles to the acidic lumen of the yeast vacuole for degradation and recycling is described. The method relies on the specific labeling of target organelles with a genetically encoded dual-emission fluorescence pH-biosensor, and visualization of individual cells using fluorescence microscopy.

Autophagy is important for turnover of cellular components under a range of different conditions. It serves an essential homeostatic function as well as a ...

Visualization and Analysis of mRNA Molecules Using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) method allows one to detect nucleic acids in the native cellular environment. Here we provide a protocol for using FISH to quantify the number of mRNAs in single yeast cells. Cells can be grown in any condition of interest and then fixed and made permeable. Subsequently, multiple single-stranded deoxyoligonucleotides conjugated to fluorescent dyes are used to label and visualize mRNAs. Diffraction-limited fluorescence from single mRNA molecules is quantified using a spot-detection algorithm to identify and count the number of mRNAs per cell. While the more standard quantification methods of northern blots, RT-PCR and gene expression microarrays provide information on average mRNAs in the bulk population, FISH facilitates both the counting and localization of these mRNAs in single cells at single-molecule resolution.

Visualization and Analysis of mRNA Molecules Using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

This protocol describes an experimental procedure for performing Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) for counting mRNAs in single cells at single-molecule resolution.

The Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) method allows one to detect nucleic acids in the native cellular environment. Here we provide a protocol for ...

Temporal Quantification of MAPK Induced Expression in Single Yeast Cells

The quantification of gene expression at the single cell level uncovers novel regulatory mechanisms obscured in measurements performed at the population level. Two methods based on microscopy and flow cytometry are presented to demonstrate how such data can be acquired. The expression of a fluorescent reporter induced upon activation of the high osmolarity glycerol MAPK pathway in yeast is used as an example. The specific advantages of each method are highlighted. Flow cytometry measures a large number of cells (10,000) and provides a direct measure of the dynamics of protein expression independent of the slow maturation kinetics of the fluorescent protein. Imaging of living cells by microscopy is by contrast limited to the measurement of the matured form of the reporter in fewer cells. However, the data sets generated by this technique can be extremely rich thanks to the combinations of multiple reporters and to the spatial and temporal information obtained from individual cells. The combination of these two measurement methods can deliver new insights on the regulation of protein expression by signaling pathways.

Two complementary methods based on flow cytometry and microscopy are presented which enable the quantification, at the single cell level, of the dynamics of gene expression induced by the activation of a MAPK pathway in yeast.

The quantification of gene expression at the  single cell level uncovers novel regulatory mechanisms obscured in measurements  performed at the population ...

Specific Labeling of Mitochondrial Nucleoids for Time-lapse Structured Illumination Microscopy

Mitochondrial nucleoids are compact particles formed by mitochondrial DNA molecules coated with proteins. Mitochondrial DNA encodes tRNAs, rRNAs, and several essential mitochondrial polypeptides. Mitochondrial nucleoids divide and distribute within the dynamic mitochondrial network that undergoes fission/fusion and other morphological changes. High resolution live fluorescence microscopy is a straightforward technique to characterize a nucleoid&#39;s position and motion. For this technique, nucleoids are commonly labeled through fluorescent tags of their protein components, namely transcription factor a (TFAM). However, this strategy needs overexpression of a fluorescent protein-tagged construct, which may cause artifacts (reported for TFAM), and is not feasible in many cases. Organic DNA-binding dyes do not have these disadvantages. However, they always show staining of both nuclear and mitochondrial DNAs, thus lacking specificity to mitochondrial nucleoids. By taking into account the physico-chemical properties of such dyes, we selected a nucleic acid gel stain (SYBR Gold) and achieved preferential labeling of mitochondrial nucleoids in live cells. Properties of the dye, particularly its high brightness upon binding to DNA, permit subsequent quantification of mitochondrial nucleoid motion using time series of super-resolution structured illumination images.

The protocol describes specific labeling of mitochondrial nucleoids with a commercially available DNA gel stain, acquisition of time lapse series of live labeled cells by super-resolution structured illumination microscopy (SR-SIM), and automatic tracking of nucleoid motion.

Mitochondrial nucleoids are compact particles formed by mitochondrial DNA molecules coated with proteins. Mitochondrial DNA encodes tRNAs, rRNAs, and ...

Labelling and Visualization of Mitochondrial Genome Expression Products in Baker's Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Metabolic Labeling with 4-thiouracil and the Quantification of Newly Synthesized mRNA As a Proxy for RNA Polymerase II Activity

A high-throughput method to globally study the organelle morphology in S. cerevisiae

Mitochondrial Transformation in Baker's Yeast to Study Translation and Respiratory Complex Assembly

Assessment of Submitochondrial Protein Localization in Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Visualizing Yeast Organelles with Fluorescent Protein Markers

Microarray Analysis for Saccharomyces cerevisiae

A Fluorescence Microscopy Assay for Monitoring Mitophagy in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Visualization and Analysis of mRNA Molecules Using Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Temporal Quantification of MAPK Induced Expression in Single Yeast Cells

Specific Labeling of Mitochondrial Nucleoids for Time-lapse Structured Illumination Microscopy