Protocol to assess intracellular labile iron and oxygen at single-cell resolution using a genetically encoded ratiometric reporter

Here, we present a protocol to acquire, visualize, and quantify intracellular labile iron and oxygen signals at single-cell resolution using LiON (labile iron and oxygen notifier), a genetically encoded ratiometric reporter. We describe steps for fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry acquisition, ratio-map visualization, and region of interest (ROI)-based quantification. We then detail procedures for single-cell time-lapse tracing. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Maeda et al.¹.