N2FXm, a method for joint nuclear and cytoplasmic volume measurements, unravels the osmo-mechanical regulation of nuclear volume in mammalian cells

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In eukaryotes, cytoplasmic and nuclear volumes are tightly regulated to ensure proper cell homeostasis. However, current methods to measure cytoplasmic and nuclear volumes, including confocal 3D reconstruction, have limitations, such as relying on two-dimensional projections or poor vertical resolution. Here, to overcome these limitations, we describe a method, N2FXm, to jointly measure cytoplasmic and nuclear volumes in single cultured adhering human cells, in real time, and across cell cycles. We find that this method accurately provides joint size over dynamic measurements and at different time resolutions. Moreover, by combining several experimental perturbations and analyzing a mathematical model including osmotic effects and tension, we show that N2FXm can give relevant insights on how mechanical forces exerted by the cytoskeleton on the nuclear envelope can affect the growth of nucleus volume by biasing nuclear import. Our method, by allowing for accurate joint nuclear and cytoplasmic volume dynamic measurements at different time resolutions, highlights the non-constancy of the nucleus/cytoplasm ratio along the cell cycle.

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Pennacchio, F. A., Poli, A., Pramotton, F. M., Lavore, S., Rancati, I., Cinquanta, M., … Maiuri, P. (2024). N2FXm, a method for joint nuclear and cytoplasmic volume measurements, unravels the osmo-mechanical regulation of nuclear volume in mammalian cells. Nature Communications, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45168-4

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