Multi-organelle signatures map cell-state diversity and metabolic adaptation in tissues

Cell-state diversity drives tissue adaptability, repair, and disease resilience, but capturing this complexity is a challenge. Current approaches rely on transcriptional profiling and overlook organelle structure, a key indicator of metabolism and stress. We developed spatial Organellomics (sOrganellomics), an imaging workflow that integrates automated segmentation with machine learning to classify and spatially map cell states from multi-organelle signatures. In liver and pancreas, these signatures distinguished broad cellular classes. In liver, sOrganellomics revealed that zonal position did not fully explain organelle-defined hepatocyte categories. Instead, hepatocytes formed intermixed communities within canonical zones, supporting a refined subzonal diversity model. Nutritional stress reshaped this organization. Intravital imaging linked fasting-induced organelle remodeling with altered mitochondrial membrane potential in vivo, supporting multi-organelle architecture as a structural readout of tissue adaptation.

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Science
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2026-09-17
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ady6372
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Liver physiology and pathology
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Multi-organelle signatures map cell-state diversity and metabolic adaptation in tissues

Daniel Feliciano, Isabel Espinosa-Medina, Shihong Max Gao, Jan Funke et al.
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Liver physiology and pathology
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Multi-organelle signatures map cell-state diversity and metabolic adaptation in tissues

Daniel Feliciano, Isabel Espinosa-Medina, Shihong Max Gao, Jan Funke, Alexander Hillsley, Raghabendra Adhikari, Alana Dowdell Johnson
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Abstract

Cell-state diversity drives tissue adaptability, repair, and disease resilience, but capturing this complexity is a challenge. Current approaches rely on transcriptional profiling and overlook organelle structure, a key indicator of metabolism and stress. We developed spatial Organellomics (sOrganellomics), an imaging workflow that integrates automated segmentation with machine learning to classify and spatially map cell states from multi-organelle signatures. In liver and pancreas, these signatures distinguished broad cellular classes. In liver, sOrganellomics revealed that zonal position did not fully explain organelle-defined hepatocyte categories. Instead, hepatocytes formed intermixed communities within canonical zones, supporting a refined subzonal diversity model. Nutritional stress reshaped this organization. Intravital imaging linked fasting-induced organelle remodeling with altered mitochondrial membrane potential in vivo, supporting multi-organelle architecture as a structural readout of tissue adaptation.

ScienceVol. 393(6817)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US), Janelia Research Campus (US), Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (United States) (US), Division of Undergraduate Education (US)
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Openalex Percentile: Top 13%
Liver physiology and pathology
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