Abstract
Genetically Encoded Calcium (Ca2+) indicators (GECIs) are indispensable tools for dissecting intracellular Ca2+ signaling and monitoring cellular activities. Mitochondrion acts as a Ca2+ sink and a central player for maintaining Ca2+ homeostasis. Accurately monitoring Ca2+ transients within the mitochondrial matrix that undergo constant pH fluctuations is challenging, as signals of most currently available GECIs suffer from artifacts induced by physiological pH variations. Multiplexed monitoring of optophysiology is also hindered by the limited availability of GECIs with cyan fluorescence. Based on the bright variant of cyan fluorescence protein (CFP), mTurquoise2, we developed a GECI designated as TurCaMP. Results from molecular dynamics simulations and ab initio calculations revealed that the deprotonation of the chromophore may be responsible for the Ca2+-dependent changes in TurCaMP signals. TurCaMP sensors showed inverse response to Ca2+ transients, and their responses were not affected by pH changes within the range of pH 6-9. The high basal fluorescence and insensitivity to physiological pH fluctuations enabled TurCaMP to faithfully monitor mitochondrial Ca2+ responses with a high signal-to-noise ratio. TurCaMP sensors allow simultaneous multi-colored imaging of intracellular Ca2+ signals, expanding the possibility of multiplexed monitoring of Ca2+-dependent physiological events.
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