Mitochondria in a live HepG2 cell were visualized with a fluorescent probe to specify their location and state in a living cell. Then, mitochondria were selectively captured with a nanospray tip under fluorescence microscope, and thousands of small molecular peaks were revealed and unique steroids specific to mitochondria were also found. This fluorescence imaging combined with live single-cell mass spectrometry opens the door to the analysis of site- and state-specific molecular detection to elucidate precise molecular mechanisms at the single-cell and organelle level.
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Esaki, T., & Masujima, T. (2015). Fluorescence probing live single-cell mass spectrometry for direct analysis of organelle metabolism. Analytical Sciences, 31(12), 1211–1213. https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.31.1211
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