Protocol update to: Protocol for rapid manipulation of mitochondrial morphology in living cells using inducible counter mitochondrial morphology
Disruption of mitochondrial morphology occurs during various diseases, but the biological significance is not entirely clear. Here, we describe a detailed step-by-step protocol for a chemically inducible dimerization (CID) system-based synthetic protein device, termed inducible counter mitochondrial morphology (iCMM). This system allows artificial manipulation of mitochondrial morphology on a timescale of minutes in living mammalian cells. We also describe an AI-assisted image processing approach. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Miyamoto et al. 1 This protocol provides an updated version of the method described by Miyamoto et al. 2
Authors
- Mayuko Kano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2761-0461)
- Takafumi Miyamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9363-2864)
- Tomoto Ura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9644-1078)
- Teppei Nishino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2544-4639)
- Naoko Onodera
- Satone Tanigaki
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- STAR Protocols
- Published
- 2026-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2026.104635
- Primary Topic
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
- New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Japan Science and Technology Agency