Single-cell signaling network profiling during redox stress reveals dynamic redox regulation in immune cells

Y Yi-Chuan Wang P Ping-Hsun Wu W Wen-Chieh Ting Y Yi-Fu Wang M Ming-Han Yang T Tung-Hung Su J Jia-Ying Su H Hsun-I Sun W Wei-Min Huang P Pei-Ling Tsai G Gerlinde Wernig P Ping-Chih Ho L Limei Wang C Chen-Tu Wu Y Yih-Leong Chang T Tseng-Cheng Chen T Tzu-Ching Meng Y Yao-Ming Chang (Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica) S Shih-Lei Lai C Chia-Wei Li T Tai-Ming Ko K Kai-Chien Yang (Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica) Y Ya-Jen Chang Y Yijuang Chern (Institute of Biomedical Sciences) M Mei-Chuan Kuo Y Yen-Tsung Huang Y Yi-Shiuan Tzeng J Jih-Luh Tang S Shih-Yu Chen

Abstract

Abstract In eukaryotic cells, reactive oxygen species (ROS) serve as crucial signaling components. ROS are potentially toxic, so constant adjustments are needed to maintain cellular health. Here we describe a single-cell, mass cytometry-based method that we call signaling network under redox stress profiling (SN-ROP) to monitor dynamic changes in redox-related pathways during redox stress. SN-ROP quantifies ROS transporters, enzymes, oxidative stress products and associated signaling pathways to provide information on cellular redox regulation. Applied to diverse cell types and conditions, SN-ROP reveals unique redox patterns and dynamics including coordinated shifts in CD8+ T cells upon antigen stimulation as well as variations in CAR-T cell persistence. Furthermore, SN-ROP analysis uncovers environmental factors such as hypoxia and T cell exhaustion for influencing redox balance, and also reveals distinct features in patients on hemodialysis. Our findings thus support the use of SN-ROP to elucidate intricate redox networks and their implications in immune cell function and disease.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 16, Issue 1
Published July 01, 2025
ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher Nature Portfolio

Journal Info

Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

ISSN: 2041-1723 Open Access Life Sciences

Authors (29)

Y

Yi-Chuan Wang

P

Ping-Hsun Wu

W

Wen-Chieh Ting

Y

Yi-Fu Wang

M

Ming-Han Yang

T

Tung-Hung Su

J

Jia-Ying Su

H

Hsun-I Sun

W

Wei-Min Huang

P

Pei-Ling Tsai

G

Gerlinde Wernig

P

Ping-Chih Ho

L

Limei Wang

C

Chen-Tu Wu

Y

Yih-Leong Chang

T

Tseng-Cheng Chen

T

Tzu-Ching Meng

Y

Yao-Ming Chang

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica

S

Shih-Lei Lai

C

Chia-Wei Li

T

Tai-Ming Ko

K

Kai-Chien Yang

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica

Y

Ya-Jen Chang

Y

Yijuang Chern

Institute of Biomedical Sciences

M

Mei-Chuan Kuo

Y

Yen-Tsung Huang

Y

Yi-Shiuan Tzeng

J

Jih-Luh Tang

S

Shih-Yu Chen