Description
Introduction: Visualizing small individual biomolecules at subcellular resolution in live cells and tissues can provide valuable insights into metabolic activity in heterogeneous cells, but is challenging. Methods: Here, the authors used stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy to image deuterated methionine (d-Met) incorporated into Drosophila tissues in vivo. Results: Their results demonstrate that SRS can detect a range of previously uncharacterized cell-to-cell differences in d-Met distribution within a tissue at the subcellular level. Discussion: These results demonstrate the potential of SRS microscopy for metabolic imaging of less abundant but important amino acids such as methionine in tissue.
Funding Information
This work was supported in part by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI under JP20H02650, JP20H05725, JP20H05726, and JP21J00452; in part by Japan Science and Technology Agency Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST) under Grant JPMJCR 1872; in part by Nakatani Foundation Grant for Technology Development Research, and in part by Quantum Leap Flagship Program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) under Grant JPMXS0118067246.