Whole-Cell Scale Dynamic Organization of Lysosomes Revealed by Spatial Statistical Analysis.
In eukaryotic cells, lysosomes are distributed in the cytoplasm as individual membrane-bound compartments to degrade macromolecules and to control cellular metabolism. A fundamental yet unanswered question is whether and, if so, how individual lysosomes are organized spatially to coordinate and integrate their functions. To address this question, we analyzed their collective behavior in cultured cells using spatial statistical techniques. We found that in single cells, lysosomes maintain non-random, stable, yet distinct spatial distributions mediated by the cytoskeleton, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and lysosomal biogenesis. Throughout the intracellular space, lysosomes form dynamic clusters that significantly increase their interactions with endosomes. Cluster formation is associated with local increases in ER spatial density but does not depend on fusion with endosomes or spatial exclusion by mitochondria. Taken together, our findings reveal whole-cell scale spatial organization of lysosomes and provide insights into how organelle interactions are mediated and regulated across the entire intracellular space.
['Ba|Qinle|Q|', 'Raghavan|Guruprasad|G|', 'Kiselyov|Kirill|K|', 'Yang|Ge|G|']
D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton D000818:Animals D001692:Biological Transport D019556:COS Cells D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops D004058:Diffusion D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum D011992:Endosomes D008247:Lysosomes D008561:Membrane Fusion D008870:Microtubules D008928:Mitochondria D062206:Spatial Analysis D013223:Statistics as Topic
lysosome spatial statistical analysis spatial distribution endoplasmic reticulum clustering endosome spatial organization organelle interaction lysosomal positioning