Super-resolved trajectory-derived nanoclustering analysis using spatiotemporal indexing

Abstract Single-molecule localization microscopy techniques are emerging as vital tools to unravel the nanoscale world of living cells by understanding the spatiotemporal organization of protein clusters at the nanometer scale. Current analyses define spatial nanoclusters based on detections but neg...

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Main Authors: Tristan P. Wallis, Anmin Jiang, Kyle Young, Huiyi Hou, Kye Kudo, Alex J. McCann, Nela Durisic, Merja Joensuu, Dietmar Oelz, Hien Nguyen, Rachel S. Gormal, Frédéric A. Meunier
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38866-y
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Anmin Jiang
Kyle Young
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Alex J. McCann
Nela Durisic
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Rachel S. Gormal
Frédéric A. Meunier
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description Abstract Single-molecule localization microscopy techniques are emerging as vital tools to unravel the nanoscale world of living cells by understanding the spatiotemporal organization of protein clusters at the nanometer scale. Current analyses define spatial nanoclusters based on detections but neglect important temporal information such as cluster lifetime and recurrence in “hotspots” on the plasma membrane. Spatial indexing is widely used in video games to detect interactions between moving geometric objects. Here, we use the R-tree spatial indexing algorithm to determine the overlap of the bounding boxes of individual molecular trajectories to establish membership in nanoclusters. Extending the spatial indexing into the time dimension allows the resolution of spatial nanoclusters into multiple spatiotemporal clusters. Using spatiotemporal indexing, we found that syntaxin1a and Munc18-1 molecules transiently cluster in hotspots, offering insights into the dynamics of neuroexocytosis. Nanoscale spatiotemporal indexing clustering (NASTIC) has been implemented as a free and open-source Python graphic user interface.
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spelling doaj-art-f36f1f2833e14480b10a8a1fee2c2af32025-08-20T04:03:07ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-06-0114111610.1038/s41467-023-38866-ySuper-resolved trajectory-derived nanoclustering analysis using spatiotemporal indexingTristan P. Wallis0Anmin Jiang1Kyle Young2Huiyi Hou3Kye Kudo4Alex J. McCann5Nela Durisic6Merja Joensuu7Dietmar Oelz8Hien Nguyen9Rachel S. Gormal10Frédéric A. Meunier11Clem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandClem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of QueenslandClem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandClem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandClem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandQueensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandClem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of QueenslandSchool of Mathematics and Physics, The University of QueenslandClem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandClem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Research, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of QueenslandAbstract Single-molecule localization microscopy techniques are emerging as vital tools to unravel the nanoscale world of living cells by understanding the spatiotemporal organization of protein clusters at the nanometer scale. Current analyses define spatial nanoclusters based on detections but neglect important temporal information such as cluster lifetime and recurrence in “hotspots” on the plasma membrane. Spatial indexing is widely used in video games to detect interactions between moving geometric objects. Here, we use the R-tree spatial indexing algorithm to determine the overlap of the bounding boxes of individual molecular trajectories to establish membership in nanoclusters. Extending the spatial indexing into the time dimension allows the resolution of spatial nanoclusters into multiple spatiotemporal clusters. Using spatiotemporal indexing, we found that syntaxin1a and Munc18-1 molecules transiently cluster in hotspots, offering insights into the dynamics of neuroexocytosis. Nanoscale spatiotemporal indexing clustering (NASTIC) has been implemented as a free and open-source Python graphic user interface.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38866-y
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Rachel S. Gormal
Frédéric A. Meunier
Super-resolved trajectory-derived nanoclustering analysis using spatiotemporal indexing
Nature Communications
title Super-resolved trajectory-derived nanoclustering analysis using spatiotemporal indexing
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title_short Super-resolved trajectory-derived nanoclustering analysis using spatiotemporal indexing
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