Elife November 2022 PMID 36444977

Fixation can change the appearance of phase separation in living cells.

Shawn Irgen-Gioro, Shawn Yoshida, Victoria Walling, Shasha Chong

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These discussions clearly demonstrate strong agreement that fixation influences the observation of phase separation, with posts highlighting effects such as enhancement and diminishment, using words like 'important' and 'caveat' to convey concern. The tone combines scientific interest with caution, emphasizing methodological impacts and the need for careful interpretation, reflecting high relevance and engagement among the participants.

AgreementStrong agreement

The discussions uniformly acknowledge that fixation methods, especially PFA, can alter the appearance of phase separation, indicating strong consensus.

InterestHigh interest

Participants show high curiosity about the implications of fixation artifacts, referencing terms like 'important', 'interesting', and discussing mechanisms and cautions.

EngagementModerate engagement

Most posts delve into specific effects and mechanisms, with some sharing summaries and commentary, reflecting a moderate but meaningful level of engagement.

ImpactHigh impact

The conversations underline that the findings significantly influence how scientists interpret cellular behaviors, emphasizing the potential for correcting misinterpretations caused by fixation artifacts.

Abstract in brief

  • Fixation with paraformaldehyde (PFA) is commonly used in cell imaging techniques like immunofluorescence, but it can artificially alter the appearance of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) behaviors in cells, either enhancing or diminishing droplet formation.
  • The effects of fixation depend on protein-specific interactions and rates of fixation; using glycine can modulate these effects by adjusting fixation speed, and simulations suggest that fast fixation relative to protein interactions can reduce artifacts.
  • The study highlights that fixation can create misleading representations of protein behavior in cells, emphasizing the need for careful interpretation of LLPS data obtained from fixed cells and understanding the underlying mechanisms of fixation artifacts.]

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Shasha Chong
@schong_ustc · X

(1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks to @TjianDarzacq lab for insightful comments and editors and reviewers @eLife for important constructive suggestions. https://t.co/nQVvaTk5xC

Dec 1, 2022 · 107 likes · 16 shares · 2,111 followers View post →
bioRxiv
@biorxivpreprint · X

Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/CysMjRqQnk #bioRxiv

May 8, 2022 · 35 likes · 11 shares · 137,385 followers View post →
Phase Transition Papers
@Pha_Tran_Papers · X

Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/71NYz4WdHl

May 8, 2022 · 34 likes · 8 shares · 3,580 followers View post →
Shasha Chong
@schong_ustc · X

Thanks so much to the @eLife team for the nicely written eLife digest summarizing our recent findings that PFA fixation can both enhance and diminish the appearance of LLPS droplets in cells. https://t.co/UNENLywZj3 https://t.co/2k9ZOWeFZX

Jan 11, 2023 · 26 likes · 2 shares · 2,111 followers View post →
Gal Haimovich ☣
@grnfluoresceblg · X

Important: "Fixation can change the appearance of phase separation in living cells" @eLife https://t.co/WuPinFVg07

Feb 17, 2023 · 19 likes · 2 shares · 2,514 followers View post →
Alejandro Montenegro
@aemonten · X

"Our work reveals that PFA fixation changes the appearance of LLPS from living cells, presents a caveat in studying LLPS using fixation-based methods, and suggests a mechanism underlying the fixation artifact" https://t.co/UXNc4bT6jv

Feb 23, 2023 · 10 likes · 3 shares · 9,039 followers View post →

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Yash acharya
@yash_amr · X

RT @yoshida_shawn: Specifically, we review the effects of various fixatives on proteins that participate in LLPS (https://t.co/yNVMcw9bl6),…

May 15, 2023 · 1 share · 749 followers View post →
Shawn Yoshida
@yoshida_shawn · X

Specifically, we review the effects of various fixatives on proteins that participate in LLPS (https://t.co/yNVMcw9bl6), bind to chromatin, associate with organelles, etc., and identified different mechanisms that can cause artifacts, depending on the protein. 2/

May 13, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 48 followers View post →
Laurent Seroude
@seroude · X

RT @aemonten: "Our work reveals that PFA fixation changes the appearance of LLPS from living cells, presents a caveat in studying LLPS usin…

Feb 23, 2023 · 3 shares · 349 followers View post →
Lee Lab
@anuobig · X

RT @aemonten: "Our work reveals that PFA fixation changes the appearance of LLPS from living cells, presents a caveat in studying LLPS usin…

Feb 23, 2023 · 3 shares · 258 followers View post →
Alexis Lomakin, Ph.D. (אל) אַלעקסיס לאָמאַקין
@Alexis_Lomakin · X

RT @aemonten: "Our work reveals that PFA fixation changes the appearance of LLPS from living cells, presents a caveat in studying LLPS usin…

Feb 23, 2023 · 3 shares · 3,651 followers View post →
Alejandro Montenegro
@aemonten · X

"Our work reveals that PFA fixation changes the appearance of LLPS from living cells, presents a caveat in studying LLPS using fixation-based methods, and suggests a mechanism underlying the fixation artifact" https://t.co/UXNc4bT6jv

Feb 23, 2023 · 10 likes · 3 shares · 9,039 followers View post →
Jack Rubien
@JackRubien · X

RT @grnfluoresceblg: Important: "Fixation can change the appearance of phase separation in living cells" @eLife https://t.co/WuPinFVg07

Feb 18, 2023 · 2 shares · 691 followers View post →
Kazuhiro Maeshima
@kazu_maeshima · X

RT @grnfluoresceblg: Important: "Fixation can change the appearance of phase separation in living cells" @eLife https://t.co/WuPinFVg07

Feb 18, 2023 · 2 shares · 1,952 followers View post →
Gal Haimovich ☣
@grnfluoresceblg · X

Important: "Fixation can change the appearance of phase separation in living cells" @eLife https://t.co/WuPinFVg07

Feb 17, 2023 · 19 likes · 2 shares · 2,514 followers View post →
Clemons Lab @Caltech
@clemonslab · X

RT @schong_ustc: Thanks so much to the @eLife team for the nicely written eLife digest summarizing our recent findings that PFA fixation ca…

Jan 11, 2023 · 2 shares · 2,109 followers View post →
Gene Regulation
@generegulation · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Jan 11, 2023 · 16 shares · 13,902 followers View post →
David McSwiggen
@dmcswiggen1 · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Jan 11, 2023 · 16 shares · 208 followers View post →
Ankit Singla
@In_AnkitSingla · X

RT @schong_ustc: Thanks so much to the @eLife team for the nicely written eLife digest summarizing our recent findings that PFA fixation ca…

Jan 11, 2023 · 2 shares · 1,492 followers View post →
Marina Hoffmann
@biomidgyy · X

Nice, neat work to show PFA effect on the LLPSs. https://t.co/Adr6xbQgtR

Jan 11, 2023 · 36 followers View post →
Shasha Chong
@schong_ustc · X

Thanks so much to the @eLife team for the nicely written eLife digest summarizing our recent findings that PFA fixation can both enhance and diminish the appearance of LLPS droplets in cells. https://t.co/UNENLywZj3 https://t.co/2k9ZOWeFZX

Jan 11, 2023 · 26 likes · 2 shares · 2,111 followers View post →
Genaro Vázquez
@GenaroActin · X

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Jan 8, 2023 · 1 like · 98 followers View post →
Djem Kissiov
@DjemKissiov · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Jan 8, 2023 · 16 shares · 183 followers View post →
Tjian + Darzacq Group
@TjianDarzacq · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 30, 2022 · 16 shares · 3,242 followers View post →
Frank Xie lab
@549nm · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 2, 2022 · 16 shares · 312 followers View post →
Pablo Munoz
@pablo_jack · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 2, 2022 · 16 shares · 3,872 followers View post →
Jason Sims
@Jasonsims8923 · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 2, 2022 · 16 shares · 400 followers View post →
Jaehoon Jung
@JungLab_SKKU · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 2, 2022 · 16 shares · 174 followers View post →
Jiajun Du
@Jiajun__Du · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 2, 2022 · 16 shares · 132 followers View post →
Jinxin Phaedo Chen
@ChenPhaedo · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 2, 2022 · 16 shares · 518 followers View post →
Yifan Guo
@ericguo0715 · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 2, 2022 · 16 shares · 109 followers View post →
Longzhi Tan
@tanlongzhi · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 2, 2022 · 16 shares · 2,939 followers View post →
lbgbox
@lbgbox · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 2, 2022 · 16 shares · 52 followers View post →
Shawn Yoshida
@yoshida_shawn · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 1, 2022 · 16 shares · 48 followers View post →
Xiaojun Ren Group at UNC Charlotte
@XR_Lab · X

RT @schong_ustc: (1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks…

Dec 1, 2022 · 16 shares · 459 followers View post →
Shasha Chong
@schong_ustc · X

(1/3) Our preprint on PFA fixation enhancing and diminishing LLPS appearance in living cells is now published! Many thanks to @TjianDarzacq lab for insightful comments and editors and reviewers @eLife for important constructive suggestions. https://t.co/nQVvaTk5xC

Dec 1, 2022 · 107 likes · 16 shares · 2,111 followers View post →
Toyota_Group_Komaba
@KomaToug · X

RT @Bunshu23: Cell fixation with paraformaldehyde enhanced and diminished putative liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) behaviors, and fix…

Nov 30, 2022 · 1 share · 668 followers View post →
Fumiaki Yokoyam (Fumi)
@Bunshu23 · X

Cell fixation with paraformaldehyde enhanced and diminished putative liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) behaviors, and fixation-modulator glycine reversed the enhancement effects of fixation, urging caution in the interpretation of LLPS with fixation. https://t.co/UxX4J7eX0v

Nov 30, 2022 · 1 share · 537 followers View post →
soft/living matter fanclub
@softlivmat_fc · X

S. Irgen-Gioro, S. R. Yoshida, V. Walling, S. Chong, Fixation can change the appearance of phase separation in living cells. Elife 11 (2022). https://t.co/0m4Uk1iNCU

Nov 30, 2022 · 1,525 followers View post →
Alexis Lomakin, Ph.D. (אל) אַלעקסיס לאָמאַקין
@Alexis_Lomakin · X

RT @biorxiv_cellbio: #PeerReview from @eLife of

Nov 17, 2022 · 3 shares · 3,651 followers View post →
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@feng13658548 · X

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bioRxiv Cell Biology
@biorxiv_cellbio · X

#PeerReview from @eLife of

Nov 17, 2022 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 7,677 followers View post →
bioRxiv
@biorxivpreprint · X

#PeerReview from @eLife of

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Julien Mozziconacci
@Chromozz · X

RT @kerstinbys: Interesting findings - Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/tJfRoYclN9

May 23, 2022 · 1 share · 510 followers View post →
yuki_little__V
@yuki_little__V · X

細胞のPFA固定で液液相分離が促進されたり、逆に解消されたりすることがあるという報告。固定サンプルのみの解析だけだとアーティファクトを拾ってしまう可能性があり危険なのだ。 Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells | bioRxiv https://t.co/c04JhhZHH6

May 18, 2022 · 9,586 followers View post →
あんこ
@anko_3916 · X

RT @biorxivpreprint: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/CysMjRqQnk #bioRxiv

May 18, 2022 · 11 shares · 473 followers View post →
nomo
@kerstinbys · X

Interesting findings - Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/tJfRoYclN9

May 18, 2022 · 4 likes · 1 share · 485 followers View post →
Joachim Goedhart
@joachimgoedhart · X

RT @biorxivpreprint: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/CysMjRqQnk #bioRxiv

May 18, 2022 · 11 shares · 9,595 followers View post →
Dr. Rebecca Burdine - (Black lives matter!)
@rburdine1 · X

RT @biorxivpreprint: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/CysMjRqQnk #bioRxiv

May 18, 2022 · 11 shares · 5,332 followers View post →
Amit Koikkarah Aji
@MalluKidAtYale · X

RT @biorxivpreprint: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/CysMjRqQnk #bioRxiv

May 18, 2022 · 11 shares · 300 followers View post →
Sjon Hartman
@SjonHartman · X

RT @biorxivpreprint: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/CysMjRqQnk #bioRxiv

May 18, 2022 · 11 shares · 3,088 followers View post →
Amitesh Panda
@Amitesh__Panda · X

RT @biorxivpreprint: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/CysMjRqQnk #bioRxiv

May 18, 2022 · 11 shares · 266 followers View post →
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@BunnyTheHuman_ · X

RT @biorxivpreprint: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/CysMjRqQnk #bioRxiv

May 17, 2022 · 11 shares · 900 followers View post →
Anastasia Shebanova
@StasyaS · X

RT @Pha_Tran_Papers: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/71NYz4WdHl

May 9, 2022 · 8 shares · 65 followers View post →
Dana Lorber
@DanaLorber · X

RT @Pha_Tran_Papers: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/71NYz4WdHl

May 9, 2022 · 8 shares · 171 followers View post →
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Ryan Cupo
@Ryan_Cupo · X

RT @Pha_Tran_Papers: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/71NYz4WdHl

May 9, 2022 · 8 shares · 571 followers View post →
Joana Faria
@JoanaRCF · X

RT @Pha_Tran_Papers: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/71NYz4WdHl

May 9, 2022 · 8 shares · 2,045 followers View post →
Sandeep Kumar Rai
@Sandeep61011718 · X

RT @Pha_Tran_Papers: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/71NYz4WdHl

May 9, 2022 · 8 shares · 581 followers View post →
Jack Holland
@jackdutch123 · X

RT @Pha_Tran_Papers: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/71NYz4WdHl

May 8, 2022 · 8 shares · 345 followers View post →
Phase Transition Papers
@Pha_Tran_Papers · X

Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/71NYz4WdHl

May 8, 2022 · 34 likes · 8 shares · 3,580 followers View post →
Alexis Lomakin, Ph.D. (אל) אַלעקסיס לאָמאַקין
@Alexis_Lomakin · X

RT @biorxiv_cellbio: Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/3Jk0bcmcdh #biorxiv_cellbio

May 8, 2022 · 1 share · 3,651 followers View post →
bioRxiv Cell Biology
@biorxiv_cellbio · X

Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/3Jk0bcmcdh #biorxiv_cellbio

May 8, 2022 · 5 likes · 1 share · 7,677 followers View post →
bioRxiv
@biorxivpreprint · X

Fixation Can Change the Appearance of Phase Separation in Living Cells https://t.co/CysMjRqQnk #bioRxiv

May 8, 2022 · 35 likes · 11 shares · 137,385 followers View post →