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Tran TTT, Abe M. Design and synthesis of a 2,5-Diarylthiophene chromophore for enhanced near-infrared two-photon uncaging efficiency of calcium ions. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2024:10.1007/s43630-024-00623-5. [PMID: 39264489 DOI: 10.1007/s43630-024-00623-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 08/19/2024] [Indexed: 09/13/2024]
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The design and synthesis of two-photon-responsive chromophores have recently garnered significant attention owing to their potential applications in materials and life sciences. In this study, a novel π-conjugated system, 2-dimethylaminophenyl-5-nitrophenylthiophene derivatives, featuring a thiophene unit as the π-linker between the donor (NMe2C6H4-) and acceptor (NO2C6H4-) units was designed, synthesized, and applied for the development of two-photon-responsive chromophores as a photoremovable protecting group in the near-infrared region. Notably, the positional effect of the nitro group (NO2), meta versus para position, was observed in the uncaging process of benzoic acid. Additionally, while the para-isomer exhibited a single fluorescence peak, a dual emission was detected for the meta-isomer in polar solvents. The caged calcium ion (Ca2+) incorporating the newly synthesized thiophene unit exhibited a sizable two-photon absorption cross-section value (σ2 = 129 GM at 830 nm). Both one-photon and two-photon photoirradiation of caged calcium ions successfully released calcium ions, indicating the potential utility of 2,5-diarylthiophene derivatives in future biological studies.
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- Tam Thi Thanh Tran
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan.
- Center for Photo-Drug Delivery Systems, Hiroshima University Research, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 739-8526, Japan.
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Zhang Y, Zheng Y, Tomassini A, Singh AK, Raymo FM. Photoactivatable Fluorophores for Bioimaging Applications. ACS APPLIED OPTICAL MATERIALS 2023; 1:640-651. [PMID: 37601830 PMCID: PMC10437147 DOI: 10.1021/acsaom.3c00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Photoactivatable fluorophores provide the opportunity to switch fluorescence on exclusively in a selected area within a sample of interest at a precise interval of time. Such a level of spatiotemporal fluorescence control enables the implementation of imaging schemes to monitor dynamic events in real time and visualize structural features with nanometer resolution. These transformative imaging methods are contributing fundamental insights on diverse cellular processes with profound implications in biology and medicine. Current photoactivatable fluorophores, however, become emissive only after the activation event, preventing the acquisition of fluorescence images and, hence, the visualization of the sample prior to activation. We developed a family of photoactivatable fluorophores capable of interconverting between emissive states with spectrally resolved fluorescence, instead of switching from a nonemissive state to an emissive one. We demonstrated that our compounds allow the real-time monitoring of molecules diffusing across the cellular blastoderm of developing embryos as well as of polymer beads translocating along the intestinal tract of live nematodes. Additionally, they also permit the tracking of single molecules in the lysosomal compartments of live cells and the visualization of these organelles with nanometer resolution. Indeed, our photoactivatable fluorophores may evolve into invaluable analytical tools for the investigation of the fundamental factors regulating the functions and structures of cells at the molecular level.
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- Yang Zhang
- Program of Polymer and Color Chemistry, Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606, United States
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States
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Ellis-Davies GCR. Reverse Engineering Caged Compounds: Design Principles for their Application in Biology. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202206083. [PMID: 36646644 PMCID: PMC10015297 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Light passes through biological tissue, and so it is used for imaging biological processes in situ. Such observation is part of the very essence of science, but mechanistic understanding requires intervention. For more than 50 years a "second function" for light has emerged; namely, that of photochemical control. Caged compounds are biologically inert signaling molecules that are activated by light. These optical probes enable external instruction of biological processes by stimulation of an individual element in complex signaling cascades in its native environment. Cause and effect are linked directly in spatial, temporal, and frequency domains in a quantitative manner by their use. I provide a guide to the basic properties required to make effective caged compounds for the biological sciences.
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- Graham C R Ellis-Davies
- Department of Neuroscience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, (Previously, Mount Sinai School of Medicine), 10029, New York, NY, USA
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Ellis‐Davies GCR. Reverse Engineering Caged Compounds: Design Principles for their Application in Biology. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202206083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Graham C. R. Ellis‐Davies
- Department of Neuroscience Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Previously, Mount Sinai School of Medicine) 10029 New York NY USA
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Puppala M, Carrothers JE, Asad N, Bernard MA, Kim DS, Widegren MB, Dore TM. Sensitized 1-Acyl-7-nitroindolines with Enhanced Two-Photon Cross Sections for Release of Neurotransmitters. ACS Chem Neurosci 2022; 13:3578-3596. [PMID: 36484374 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Precise photochemical control, using two-photon excitation (2PE), of the timing and location of activation of glutamate is useful for studying the molecular and cellular physiology of the brain. Antenna-based light harvesting strategies represent a general method to increase the sensitivity to 2PE of otherwise insensitive photoremovable protecting groups (PPGs). This was applied to the most commonly used form of "caged" glutamate, MNI-Glu. Computational investigation showed that a four- or six-carbon linker attached between the 4-position of thioxanthone (THX) and the 4-position of the 5-methyl derivative of MNI-Glu (MMNI-Glu) would position the antenna and PPG close to one another to enable Dexter energy transfer. Nine THX-MMNI-Glu conjugates were prepared and their photochemical properties determined. Installation of the THX antenna resulted in a red shift of the absorption (λmax = 385-405 nm) along with increased quantum yield compared to the parent compound MNI-Glu (λmax = 347 nm). The THX-MMNI-Glu conjugate with a four-carbon linker and attachment to the 4-position of THX underwent photolysis via 1PE at 405 and 430 nm and via 2PE at 770 and 860 nm, yielding glutamate. The two-photon uncaging action cross section (δu) was 0.11 and 0.29 GM at 770 and 860, respectively, which was greater than for MNI-Glu (0.06 and 0.072 GM at 720 and 770 nm, respectively). The THX sensitizer harvested the light via 2PE and transferred its resulting triplet energy to MMNI-Glu. Release of glutamate through 2PE at 860 nm from the compound (100 μM) activated iGluSnFR, a genetically encoded, fluorescent glutamate sensor, on the surface of cells in culture, portending its usefulness in studies of neurophysiology in acute brain slice.
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- Manohar Puppala
- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Lin Q, Guo R, Hamao K, Takagi R, Abe M. 2-(4-Nitrophenyl)-1H-indolyl-3-methyl chromophore: A versatile photocage that responds to visible-light one-photon and near-infrared-light two-photon excitations. CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.210668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Qianghua Lin
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
- Hiroshima University Research Center for Photo-Drug Delivery Systems, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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Klausen M, Blanchard-Desce M. Two-photon uncaging of bioactive compounds: Starter guide to an efficient IR light switch. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C: PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2021.100423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang Y, Zheng Y, Meana Y, Raymo FM. BODIPYs with Photoactivatable Fluorescence. Chemistry 2021; 27:11257-11267. [PMID: 34062023 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The borondipyrromethene (BODIPY) chromophore is a versatile platform for the construction of photoresponsive dyes with unique properties. Specifically, its covalent connection to a photocleavable group can be exploited to engineer compounds with photoswitchable fluorescence. The resulting photoactivatable fluorophores can increase their emission intensity or shift their emission wavelengths in response to switching. Such changes permit the spatiotemporal control of fluorescence with optical stimulations and the implementation of imaging strategies that would be impossible to replicate with conventional fluorophores. Indeed, BODIPYs with photoactivatable fluorescence enable the selective highlighting of intracellular targets, the nanoscaled visualization of sub-cellular components, the real-time monitoring of dynamic events and the photochemical writing of optical barcodes.
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- Yang Zhang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
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Olevsko I, Szederkenyi K, Corridon J, Au A, Delhomme B, Bastien T, Fernandes J, Yip C, Oheim M, Salomon A. A simple, inexpensive and multi-scale 3-D fluorescent test sample for optical sectioning microscopies. Microsc Res Tech 2021; 84:2625-2635. [PMID: 34008289 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Fluorescence standards allow for quality control and for the comparison of data sets across instruments and laboratories in applications of quantitative fluorescence. For example, users of microscopy core facilities can expect a homogenous and time-invariant illumination and an uniform detection sensitivity, which are prerequisites for imaging analysis, tracking or fluorimetric pH or Ca2+ -concentration measurements. Similarly, confirming the three-dimensional (3-D) resolution of optical sectioning microscopes calls for a regular calibration with a standardized point source. The test samples required for such measurements are typically different ones, they are often expensive and they depend much on the very microscope technique used. Similarly, the ever-increasing choice among microscope techniques and geometries increases the demand for comparison across instruments. Here, we advocate and demonstrate the multiple uses of a surprisingly versatile and simple 3-D test sample that can complement existing and much more expensive calibration samples: commercial tissue paper labeled with a fluorescent highlighter pen. We provide relevant sample characteristics and show examples ranging from the sub-μm to cm scale, acquired on epifluorescence, confocal, image scanning, two-photon (2P) and light-sheet microscopes.
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- Ilya Olevsko
- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, SPPIN - Saints-Pères Paris Institute for the Neurosciences, Paris, France.,University of Toronto, Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Université de Paris, CNRS UMS 2009, INSERM US 36, BioMedTech Facilities, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Service Commun de Microscopie (SCM), Paris, France
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- University of Toronto, Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, SPPIN - Saints-Pères Paris Institute for the Neurosciences, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, CNRS UMS 2009, INSERM US 36, BioMedTech Facilities, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Plateforme de Prototypage, Paris, France
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- UTechS Photonic BioImaging, C2RT, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- University of Toronto, Donnelly Centre for Cellular & Biomolecular Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Université de Paris, CNRS, SPPIN - Saints-Pères Paris Institute for the Neurosciences, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, CNRS UMS 2009, INSERM US 36, BioMedTech Facilities, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, Service Commun de Microscopie (SCM), Paris, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA), Ramat-Gan, Israel.,Université de Paris, CNRS, SPPIN - Saints-Pères Paris Institute for the Neurosciences, Paris, France
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Boase NRB. Shining a Light on Bioorthogonal Photochemistry for Polymer Science. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000305. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Nathan R. B. Boase
- Centre for Materials Science Queensland University of Technology 2 George Street Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
- School of Chemistry and Physics Queensland University of Technology 2 George Street Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
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Jones AL, Jiang J, Schanze KS. Excitation-Wavelength-Dependent Photoinduced Electron Transfer in a π-Conjugated Diblock Oligomer. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:12658-12668. [PMID: 32589407 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Control of photoinduced electron transfer through selective excitation of a π-conjugated diblock oligomeric system featuring tetrathiophene (T4) and tetra(phenylene ethynylene) (PE4) donor blocks capped with a naphthalene diimide (NDI) acceptor (T4PE4NDI) is demonstrated. Each π-conjugated oligomeric segment has its own discrete ionization potential, electron affinity, and optical band gap which provides an absorption profile that has specific wavelengths that offer selective excitation of the PE4 and T4 blocks. Therefore, T4PE4NDI can be selectively excited to form a charge-separated state via ultrafast photoinduced electron transfer from the PE4 segment to NDI when excited at 370 nm, but it does not produce a charge-separated state when excited at 420 nm (T4). Picosecond transient absorption techniques were performed to probe the excited-state dynamics, revealing ultrafast charge separation (∼4 ps) occurring from the PE4 segment to NDI when excited at 370 nm, followed by delocalization of the hole over the T4 segment. On the contrary, electron transfer is suppressed with excitation at longer wavelengths (≥420 nm), where the spectrum is dominated by the T4 unit. The rate of electron transfer and charge recombination was investigated versus the length of the PE bridge unit in oligomers featuring zero and two PE units (T4NDI and T4PE2NDI). The rate of charge recombination decreases from 1.2 × 1011 to 1.0 × 109 s-1 with increasing bridge length between the T4 and NDI components (T4NDI to T4PE4NDI). Furthermore, wavelength-dependent photoinduced electron transfer was not observed in either T4NDI or T4PE2NDI due to an insufficient PEn bridge length. This work demonstrates the ability to use optical wavelength to control photoinduced electron transfer in a fully π-conjugated oligomer.
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- Austin L Jones
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249, United States
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Asad N, McLain DE, Condon AF, Gore S, Hampton SE, Vijay S, Williams JT, Dore TM. Photoactivatable Dopamine and Sulpiride to Explore the Function of Dopaminergic Neurons and Circuits. ACS Chem Neurosci 2020; 11:939-951. [PMID: 32077679 PMCID: PMC7101055 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Kinetic analysis of dopamine receptor activation and inactivation and the study of dopamine-dependent signaling requires precise simulation of the presynaptic release of the neurotransmitter dopamine and tight temporal control over the release of dopamine receptor antagonists. The 8-cyano-7-hydroxyquinolinyl (CyHQ) photoremovable protecting group was conjugated to dopamine and the dopamine receptor antagonist sulpiride to generate "caged" versions of these neuromodulators (CyHQ-O-DA and CyHQ-sulpiride, respectively) that could release their payloads with 365 or 405 nm light or through 2-photon excitation (2PE) at 740 nm. These compounds are stable under physiological conditions in the dark, yet photolyze rapidly and cleanly to yield dopamine or sulpiride and the caging remnant CyHQ-OH. CyHQ-O-DA mediated the light activation of dopamine-1 (D1) receptors on the breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 in culture. In mouse brain slice from the substantia nigra pars compacta, localized flash photolysis of CyHQ-O-DA accurately mimicked the natural presynaptic release of dopamine and activation of dopamine-2 (D2) receptors, causing a robust, concentration-dependent, and repeatable G protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channel-mediated outward current in whole-cell voltage clamp recordings that was amplified by cocaine and blocked by sulpiride. Photolysis of CyHQ-sulpiride rapidly blocked synaptic activity, enabling measurement of the unbinding rates of dopamine and quinpirole, a D2 receptor agonist. These tools will enable more detailed study of dopamine receptors, their interactions with other GPCRs, and the physiology of dopamine signaling in the brain.
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- Naeem Asad
- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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Zhang Y, Raymo FM. Live-Cell Imaging at the Nanoscale with Bioconjugatable and Photoactivatable Fluorophores. Bioconjug Chem 2020; 31:1052-1062. [PMID: 32150390 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Optical diffraction fundamentally limits the spatial resolution of conventional fluorescence images to length scales that are, at least, 2 orders of magnitude longer than the dimensions of individual molecules. As a result, the development of innovative probes and imaging schemes to overcome diffraction is very much needed to enable the investigation of the fundamental factors regulating cellular functions at the molecular level. In this context, the chemical synthesis of molecular constructs with photoactivatable fluorescence and the ability to label subcellular components of live cells can have transformative implications. Indeed, the fluorescence of the resulting assemblies can be activated with spatiotemporal control, even in the intracellular environment, to permit the sequential localization of individual emissive labels with precision at the nanometer level and the gradual reconstruction of images with subdiffraction resolution. The implementation of these operating principles for subdiffraction imaging, however, is only possible if demanding photochemical and photophysical requirements to enable photoactivation and localization as well as stringent structural requisites to allow the covalent labeling of intracellular targets in live cells are satisfied. Because of these complications, only a few synthetic photoactivatable fluorophores with appropriate performance for live-cell imaging at the nanoscale have been developed so far. Significant synthetic efforts in conjunction with spectroscopic analyses are still very much needed to advance this promising research area further and turn photoactivatable fluorophores into the imaging probes of choice for the investigation of live cells.
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- Yang Zhang
- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States
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- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States
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Hennig ALK, Deodato D, Asad N, Herbivo C, Dore TM. Two-Photon Excitable Photoremovable Protecting Groups Based on the Quinoline Scaffold for Use in Biology. J Org Chem 2019; 85:726-744. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Anna-Lisa K. Hennig
- New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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Tam DY, Zhuang X, Wong SW, Lo PK. Photoresponsive Self-Assembled DNA Nanomaterials: Design, Working Principles, and Applications. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2019; 15:e1805481. [PMID: 30861628 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201805481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Photoresponsive DNA nanomaterials represent a new class of remarkable functional materials. By adjusting the irradiation wavelength, light intensity, and exposure time, various photocontrolled DNA-based systems can be reversibly or irreversibly regulated in respect of their size, shape, conformation, movement, and dissociation/association. This Review introduces the most updated progress in the development of photoresponsive DNA-based system and emphasizes their advantages over other stimuli-responsive systems. Their design and mechanisms to trigger the photoresponses are shown and discussed. The potential application of these photon-responsive DNA nanomaterials in biology, biomedicine, materials science, nanophotonic and nanoelectronic are also covered and described. The challenges faced and further directions of the development of photocontrolled DNA-based systems are also highlighted.
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- Dick Yan Tam
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Key Laboratory of Biochip Technology, Biotech and Health Centre, Shenzhen Research Institute of City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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Klausen M, Dubois V, Verlhac J, Blanchard‐Desce M. Tandem Systems for Two‐Photon Uncaging of Bioactive Molecules. Chempluschem 2019; 84:589-598. [DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Maxime Klausen
- Université de BordeauxInstitut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) 351 cours de la libération 33450 Talence France
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- Université de BordeauxInstitut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) 351 cours de la libération 33450 Talence France
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- Université de BordeauxInstitut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) 351 cours de la libération 33450 Talence France
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- Université de BordeauxInstitut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS) 351 cours de la libération 33450 Talence France
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Palma-Cerda F, Papageorgiou G, Barbour B, Auger C, Ogden D. Photolysis of a Caged, Fast-Equilibrating Glutamate Receptor Antagonist, MNI-Caged γ-D-Glutamyl-Glycine, to Investigate Transmitter Dynamics and Receptor Properties at Glutamatergic Synapses. Front Cell Neurosci 2019; 12:465. [PMID: 30618624 PMCID: PMC6300705 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Fast uncaging of low affinity competitive receptor antagonists can in principle measure the timing and concentration dependence of transmitter action at receptors during synaptic transmission. Here, we describe the development, synthesis and characterization of MNI-caged γ-D-glutamyl-glycine (γ-DGG), which combines the fast photolysis and hydrolytic stability of nitroindoline cages with the well-characterized fast-equilibrating competitive glutamate receptor antagonist γ-DGG. At climbing fiber-Purkinje cell (CF-PC) synapses MNI-caged-γ-DGG was applied at concentrations up to 5 mM without affecting CF-PC transmission, permitting release of up to 1.5 mM γ-DGG in 1 ms in wide-field flashlamp photolysis. In steady-state conditions, photoreleased γ-DGG at 0.55–1.7 mM inhibited the CF first and second paired EPSCs by on average 30% and 60%, respectively, similar to reported values for bath applied γ-DGG. Photolysis of the L-isomer MNI-caged γ-L-glutamyl-glycine was ineffective. The time-course of receptor activation by synaptically released glutamate was investigated by timed photolysis of MNI-caged-γ-DGG at defined intervals following CF stimulation in the second EPSCs. Photorelease of γ-DGG prior to the stimulus and up to 3 ms after showed strong inhibition similar to steady-state inhibition; in contrast γ-DGG applied by a flash at 3–4 ms post-stimulus produced weaker and variable block, suggesting transmitter-receptor interaction occurs mainly in this time window. The data also show a small and lasting component of inhibition when γ-DGG was released at 4–7 ms post stimulus, near the peak of the CF-PC EPSC, or at 10–11 ms. This indicates that competition for binding and activation of AMPA receptors occurs also during the late phase of the EPSC, due to either delayed transmitter release or persistence of glutamate in the synaptic region. The results presented here first show that MNI-caged-γ-DGG has properties suitable for use as a synaptic probe at high concentration and that its photolysis can resolve timing and extent of transmitter activation of receptors in glutamatergic transmission.
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- Institut de Biologie de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL University, Paris, France
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- Brain Physiology Lab, UMR8118 Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Brain Physiology Lab, UMR8118 Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.,The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Passlick S, Thapaliya ER, Chen Z, Richers MT, Ellis-Davies GCR. Optical probing of acetylcholine receptors on neurons in the medial habenula with a novel caged nicotine drug analogue. J Physiol 2018; 596:5307-5318. [PMID: 30222192 DOI: 10.1113/jp276615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS A new caged nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonist was developed, ABT594, which is photolysed by one- and two-photon excitation. The caged compound is photolysed with a quantum yield of 0.20. One-photon uncaging of ABT594 elicited large currents and Ca2+ transients at the soma and dendrites of medial habenula (MHb) neurons of mouse brain slices. Unexpectedly, uncaging of ABT594 also revealed highly Ca2+ -permeable nAChRs on axons of MHb neurons. ABSTRACT Photochemical release of neurotransmitters has been instrumental in the study of their underlying receptors, with acetylcholine being the exception due to its inaccessibility to photochemical protection. We caged a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonist, ABT594, via its secondary amine functionality. Effective photolysis could be carried out using either one- or two-photon excitation. Brief flashes (0.5-3.0 ms) of 410 nm light evoked large currents and Ca2+ transients on cell bodies and dendrites of medial habenula (MHb) neurons. Unexpectedly, photorelease of ABT594 also revealed nAChR-mediated Ca2+ signals along the axons of MHb neurons.
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- Stefan Passlick
- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Becker Y, Unger E, Fichte MAH, Gacek DA, Dreuw A, Wachtveitl J, Walla PJ, Heckel A. A red-shifted two-photon-only caging group for three-dimensional photorelease. Chem Sci 2018; 9:2797-2802. [PMID: 29732066 PMCID: PMC5914290 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc05182d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Based on nitrodibenzofuran (NDBF) a new photocage with higher two-photon action cross section and red-shifted absorption was developed. Due to calculations, a dimethylamino functionality (DMA) was added at ring position 7. The uncaging of nucleobases after two-photon excitation (2PE) could be visualized via double-strand displacement in a hydrogel. With this assay we achieved three-dimensional photorelease of DMA-NDBF-protected DNA orthogonal to NDBF-protected strands. While being an excellent 2P-cage, DMA-NDBF is surprisingly stable under visible-light one-photon excitation (1PE). This case of excitation-specific photochemistry enhances the scope of orthogonal photoregulation.
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- Yvonne Becker
- Goethe University Frankfurt , Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology , Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 , 60438 Frankfurt , Germany .
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- Goethe University Frankfurt , Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology , Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 , 60438 Frankfurt , Germany .
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- Goethe University Frankfurt , Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology , Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 , 60438 Frankfurt , Germany .
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- Technical University Braunschweig , Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , Gaußstr. 17 , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing (IWR) , Theoretical and Computational Chemistry , Im Neuenheimer Feld 205A , 69120 Heidelberg , Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt , Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 , 60438 Frankfurt , Germany
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- Technical University Braunschweig , Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , Gaußstr. 17 , 38106 Braunschweig , Germany
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- Goethe University Frankfurt , Institute for Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology , Max-von-Laue-Str. 7 , 60438 Frankfurt , Germany .
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Chitose Y, Abe M, Furukawa K, Lin JY, Lin TC, Katan C. Design and Synthesis of a Caged Carboxylic Acid with a Donor−π–Donor Coumarin Structure: One-photon and Two-photon Uncaging Reactions Using Visible and Near-Infrared Lights. Org Lett 2017; 19:2622-2625. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b00957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Youhei Chitose
- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Centre
for Instrumental Analysis, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-no-cho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Photonic
Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Jhong-Li District, Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan
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- Photonic
Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National Central University, Jhong-Li District, Taoyuan City 32001, Taiwan
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- Institut
des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226, CNRS, Université Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France
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Tran C, Berqouch N, Dhimane H, Clermont G, Blanchard-Desce M, Ogden D, Dalko PI. Quinoline-Derived Two-Photon Sensitive Quadrupolar Probes. Chemistry 2017; 23:1860-1868. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201604500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Christine Tran
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie, Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques; Université Paris Descartes; 45, rue des Saints-Pères 75270 Paris Cedex 06 France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie, Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques; Université Paris Descartes; 45, rue des Saints-Pères 75270 Paris Cedex 06 France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie, Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques; Université Paris Descartes; 45, rue des Saints-Pères 75270 Paris Cedex 06 France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISM (CNRS UMR5255); Bâtiment A12, 351, Cours de la Libération 33405 Talence Cedex France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISM (CNRS UMR5255); Bâtiment A12, 351, Cours de la Libération 33405 Talence Cedex France
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cérébrale; Université Paris Descartes; 45, rue des Saints-Pères 75270 Paris Cedex 06 France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie, Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques; Université Paris Descartes; 45, rue des Saints-Pères 75270 Paris Cedex 06 France
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Chitose Y, Abe M, Furukawa K, Katan C. Design, Synthesis, and Reaction of π-Extended Coumarin-based New Caged Compounds with Two-photon Absorption Character in the Near-IR Region. CHEM LETT 2016. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.160586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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McLain DE, Rea AC, Widegren MB, Dore TM. Photoactivatable, biologically-relevant phenols with sensitivity toward 2-photon excitation. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2016; 14:2151-8. [PMID: 26467796 DOI: 10.1039/c5pp00334b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Spatio-temporal release of biologically relevant small molecules provides exquisite control over the activation of receptors and signaling pathways. This can be accomplished via a photochemical reaction that releases the desired small molecule in response to irradiation with light. A series of biologically-relevant signaling molecules (serotonin, octopamine, capsaicin, N-vanillyl-nonanoylamide, estradiol, and tyrosine) that contain a phenol moiety were conjugated to the 8-bromo-7-hydroxyquinolinyl (BHQ) or 8-cyano-7-hydroxyquinolinyl (CyHQ) photoremovable protecting groups (PPGs). The CyHQ caged compounds proved sensitive toward 1PE and 2PE processes with quantum efficiencies of 0.2-0.4 upon irradiation at 365 nm and two-photon action cross sections of 0.15-0.31 GM when irradiated at 740 nm. All but one BHQ caged compound, BHQ-estradiol, were found to be sensitive to photolysis through 1PE and 2PE with quantum efficiencies of 0.30-0.40 and two photon cross sections of 0.40-0.60 GM. Instead of releasing estradiol, BHQ-estradiol underwent debromination.
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- Duncan E McLain
- New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. and Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia30602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia30602, USA
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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- New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. and Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia30602, USA
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Jakkampudi S, Abe M, Komori N, Takagi R, Furukawa K, Katan C, Sawada W, Takahashi N, Kasai H. Design and Synthesis of a 4-Nitrobromobenzene Derivative Bearing an Ethylene Glycol Tetraacetic Acid Unit for a New Generation of Caged Calcium Compounds with Two-Photon Absorption Properties in the Near-IR Region and Their Application in Vivo. ACS OMEGA 2016; 1:193-201. [PMID: 31457124 PMCID: PMC6640811 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.6b00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Among biologically active compounds, calcium ions (Ca2+) are one of the most important species in cell physiological functions. Development of new calcium chelators with two-photon absorption (TPA) properties is a state-of-the-art challenge for chemists. In this study, we report the first and efficient synthesis of 5-bromo-2-nitrobenzyl-substituted ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid (EGTA) as a platform for a new generation of calcium chelators with TPA properties in the near-infrared region. New calcium chelators with high TPA properties, that is, a two-photon (TP) fragmentation efficiency of δu = 20.7 GM at 740 nm for 2-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran (NPBF)-substituted EGTA (NPBF-EGTA, K d = 272 nM) and δu = 7.8 GM at 800 nm for 4-amino-4'-nitro-1,1'-biphenyl (BP)-substituted EGTA (BP-EGTA, K d = 440 nM) derivatives, were synthesized using Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reactions of the bromide with benzofuran-2-boronic acid and 4-(dimethylamino)phenyl boronic acid, respectively. The corresponding acetoxymethyl (AM) esters were prepared and successfully applied to the Ca2+-uncaging reaction triggered by TP photolysis in vivo.
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- Satish Jakkampudi
- Department
of Chemistry & Research Center for Future Science, Graduate School
of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
- JST-CREST, K’s Gobancho 7, Gobancho, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry & Research Center for Future Science, Graduate School
of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
- JST-CREST, K’s Gobancho 7, Gobancho, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry & Research Center for Future Science, Graduate School
of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry & Research Center for Future Science, Graduate School
of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Center
for Instrumental Analysis, Institute for Research Promotion, Niigata University, 8050 Ikarashi 2-no-cho, Nishi-ku, Niigata 950-2181, Japan
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- Institut
des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS-Université
Rennes 1, 35042 Rennes, France
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- Laboratory
of Structural Physiology, CDBIM, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Laboratory
of Structural Physiology, CDBIM, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- JST-CREST, K’s Gobancho 7, Gobancho, Chiyodaku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan
- Laboratory
of Structural Physiology, CDBIM, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Cueto Diaz E, Picard S, Klausen M, Hugues V, Pagano P, Genin E, Blanchard-Desce M. Cooperative Veratryle and Nitroindoline Cages for Two-Photon Uncaging in the NIR. Chemistry 2016; 22:10848-59. [PMID: 27346866 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201601109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Tandem uncaging systems in which a two-photon absorbing module and a cage moiety, linked via a phosphorous clip, that act together by Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) have been developed. A library of these compounds, using different linkers and cages (7-nitroindolinyl or nitroveratryl) has been synthesized. The investigation of their uncaging and two-photon absorption properties demonstrates the scope and versatility of the engineering strategy towards efficient two-photon cages and reveals surprising cooperative and topological effects. The interactions between the 2PA module and the caging moiety are found to promote cooperative effects on the 2PA response while additional processes that enhance the uncaging efficiency are operative in well-oriented nitroindoline-derived dyads. These synergic effects combine to lead to record two-photon uncaging cross-section values (i.e., up to 20 GM) for uncaging of carboxylic acids.
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- Eduardo Cueto Diaz
- University of Bordeaux, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS), 351 cours de la liberation, 33450, Talence, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS), 351 cours de la liberation, 33450, Talence, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS), 351 cours de la liberation, 33450, Talence, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS), 351 cours de la liberation, 33450, Talence, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS), 351 cours de la liberation, 33450, Talence, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS), 351 cours de la liberation, 33450, Talence, France
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- University of Bordeaux, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR5255 CNRS), 351 cours de la liberation, 33450, Talence, France.
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Tekeli I, Aujard I, Trepat X, Jullien L, Raya A, Zalvidea D. Long-term in vivo single-cell lineage tracing of deep structures using three-photon activation. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2016; 5:e16084. [PMID: 30167169 PMCID: PMC6059956 DOI: 10.1038/lsa.2016.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Revised: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Genetic labeling techniques allow for noninvasive lineage tracing of cells in vivo. Two-photon inducible activators provide spatial resolution for superficial cells, but labeling cells located deep within tissues is precluded by scattering of the far-red illumination required for two-photon photolysis. Three-photon illumination has been shown to overcome the limitations of two-photon microscopy for in vivo imaging of deep structures, but whether it can be used for photoactivation remains to be tested. Here we show, both theoretically and experimentally, that three-photon illumination overcomes scattering problems by combining longer wavelength excitation with high uncaging three-photon cross-section molecules. We prospectively labeled heart muscle cells in zebrafish embryos and found permanent labeling in their progeny in adult animals with negligible tissue damage. This technique allows for a noninvasive genetic manipulation in vivo with spatial, temporal and cell-type specificity, and may have wide applicability in experimental biology.
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- Isil Tekeli
- Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona (CMRB), Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Dr Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Control of Stem Cell Potency Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Science Park, Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- École Normale Supérieure—PSL Research University, Department of Chemistry, 24 rue Lhomond, F-75005 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, PASTEUR, F-75005 Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR 8640 PASTEUR, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics Group, Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
- Center for Networked Biomedical Research on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- École Normale Supérieure—PSL Research University, Department of Chemistry, 24 rue Lhomond, F-75005 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, PASTEUR, F-75005 Paris, France
- CNRS, UMR 8640 PASTEUR, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Center of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona (CMRB), Barcelona Biomedical Research Park, Dr Aiguader 88, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
- Control of Stem Cell Potency Group, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Barcelona Science Park, Baldiri Reixac 15-21, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), 08010 Barcelona, Spain
- Center for Networked Biomedical Research on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics Group, Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Quérard J, Le Saux T, Gautier A, Alcor D, Croquette V, Lemarchand A, Gosse C, Jullien L. Kinetics of Reactive Modules Adds Discriminative Dimensions for Selective Cell Imaging. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:1396-413. [PMID: 26833808 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Living cells are chemical mixtures of exceptional interest and significance, whose investigation requires the development of powerful analytical tools fulfilling the demanding constraints resulting from their singular features. In particular, multiplexed observation of a large number of molecular targets with high spatiotemporal resolution appears highly desirable. One attractive road to address this analytical challenge relies on engaging the targets in reactions and exploiting the rich kinetic signature of the resulting reactive module, which originates from its topology and its rate constants. This review explores the various facets of this promising strategy. We first emphasize the singularity of the content of a living cell as a chemical mixture and suggest that its multiplexed observation is significant and timely. Then, we show that exploiting the kinetics of analytical processes is relevant to selectively detect a given analyte: upon perturbing the system, the kinetic window associated to response read-out has to be matched with that of the targeted reactive module. Eventually, we introduce the state-of-the-art of cell imaging exploiting protocols based on reaction kinetics and draw some promising perspectives.
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- Jérôme Quérard
- Ecole Normale Supérieure-PSL Research University; Département de Chimie; 24, rue Lhomond F-75005 Paris France
- Sorbonne Universités; UPMC Univ Paris 06, PASTEUR; F-75005 Paris France
- CNRS, UMR 8640 PASTEUR; F-75005 Paris France
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure-PSL Research University; Département de Chimie; 24, rue Lhomond F-75005 Paris France
- Sorbonne Universités; UPMC Univ Paris 06, PASTEUR; F-75005 Paris France
- CNRS, UMR 8640 PASTEUR; F-75005 Paris France
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure-PSL Research University; Département de Chimie; 24, rue Lhomond F-75005 Paris France
- Sorbonne Universités; UPMC Univ Paris 06, PASTEUR; F-75005 Paris France
- CNRS, UMR 8640 PASTEUR; F-75005 Paris France
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- INSERM U1065, C3M; 151 route Saint Antoine de Ginestière, BP 2 3194 F-06204 Nice Cedex 3 France
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure; Département de Physique and Département de Biologie, Laboratoire de Physique Statistique UMR CNRS-ENS 8550; 24 rue Lhomond F-75005 Paris France
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- Sorbonne Universités; UPMC Univ Paris 06, Laboratoire de Physique Théorique de la Matière Condensée; 4 place Jussieu, case courrier 121 75252 Paris cedex 05 France
- CNRS, UMR 7600 LPTMC; 75005 Paris France
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- Laboratoire de Photonique et de Nanostructures, LPN-CNRS; route de Nozay 91460 Marcoussis France
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure-PSL Research University; Département de Chimie; 24, rue Lhomond F-75005 Paris France
- Sorbonne Universités; UPMC Univ Paris 06, PASTEUR; F-75005 Paris France
- CNRS, UMR 8640 PASTEUR; F-75005 Paris France
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Ciuciu AI, Korzycka KA, Lewis WJM, Bennett PM, Anderson HL, Flamigni L. Model dyads for 2PA uncaging of a protecting group via photoinduced electron transfer. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 17:6554-64. [PMID: 25660491 DOI: 10.1039/c4cp05812g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Three dyads with a fluorene derivative as an electron-donor and with electron-acceptors of variable redox potentials were synthesized as models for two-photon activated uncaging via electron transfer. A spectroscopic and photophysical study of the component units and the dyads in solvents of different polarities demonstrated an efficient electron transfer (efficiencies > 80%) followed by charge recombination in the arrays (30 ps < τ < 1.6 ns). Recombination takes place to the ground state in all cases except for the dyad displaying the highest driving force for charge recombination in the apolar solvent. The effects of changing the solvent polarity, as well as the driving force, for electron-transfer are discussed in the frame of the current theories of electron transfer.
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- Adina I Ciuciu
- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e Fotoreattivita' (ISOF), CNR, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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Komori N, Jakkampudi S, Motoishi R, Abe M, Kamada K, Furukawa K, Katan C, Sawada W, Takahashi N, Kasai H, Xue B, Kobayashi T. Design and synthesis of a new chromophore, 2-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran, for two-photon uncaging using near-IR light. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:331-4. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc07664a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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A new chromophore, 2-(4-nitrophenyl)benzofuran (NPBF), was designed for two-photon (TP) uncaging using near-IR light.
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Korzycka KA, Bennett PM, Cueto-Diaz EJ, Wicks G, Drobizhev M, Blanchard-Desce M, Rebane A, Anderson HL. Two-photon sensitive protecting groups operating via intramolecular electron transfer: uncaging of GABA and tryptophan. Chem Sci 2015; 6:2419-2426. [PMID: 28706657 PMCID: PMC5488212 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc03775h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Improved photo-labile protecting groups, with high sensitivity to two-photon excitation, are needed for the controlled release of drugs, as tools in neuroscience and physiology. Here we present a new modular approach to the design of caging groups based on photoinduced electron transfer from an electron-rich two-photon dye to an electron acceptor, followed by scission of an ester to release a carboxylic acid. Three different electron acceptors were tested: nitrobenzyl, phenacyl and pyridinium. The nitrobenzyl system was ineffective, giving only photochemical decomposition and no release of the carboxylic acid. The phenacyl system also performed poorly, liberating the carboxylic acid in 20% chemical yield and 0.2% photochemical yield. The pyridinium system was most successful, and was tested for the release of two carboxylic acids: γ-amino butyric acid (GABA) and tryptophan. The caged GABA undergoes photochemical cleavage with a chemical yield of >95% and a photochemical yield of 1%; it exhibits a two-photon absorption cross section of 1100 GM at 700 nm, corresponding to a two-photon uncaging cross section of 10 ± 3 GM.
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- Karolina A Korzycka
- Oxford University , Department of Chemistry , Chemistry Research Laboratory , 12 Mansfield Road , Oxford , OX1 3TA , UK . ; ; Tel: +44 (0)1865 275704
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- Oxford University , Department of Chemistry , Chemistry Research Laboratory , 12 Mansfield Road , Oxford , OX1 3TA , UK . ; ; Tel: +44 (0)1865 275704
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- Université de Bordeaux , Institut des Sciences Moléculaires , CNRS UMR 5255 , 33400 Bordeaux , France
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- Department of Physics , Montana State University , Bozeman , MT 59717 , USA
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- Department of Physics , Montana State University , Bozeman , MT 59717 , USA
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- Université de Bordeaux , Institut des Sciences Moléculaires , CNRS UMR 5255 , 33400 Bordeaux , France
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- Department of Physics , Montana State University , Bozeman , MT 59717 , USA
- National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics , Tallinn 12618 , Estonia
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- Oxford University , Department of Chemistry , Chemistry Research Laboratory , 12 Mansfield Road , Oxford , OX1 3TA , UK . ; ; Tel: +44 (0)1865 275704
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Tran C, Gallavardin T, Petit M, Slimi R, Dhimane H, Blanchard-Desce M, Acher FC, Ogden D, Dalko PI. Two-photon "caging" groups: effect of position isomery on the photorelease properties of aminoquinoline-derived photolabile protecting groups. Org Lett 2015; 17:402-5. [PMID: 25625881 DOI: 10.1021/ol5035035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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High two-photon photolysis cross sections and water solubility of probes are important to avoid toxicity in biomedical applications of photolysis. Systematic variation of the position of a carboxyl electron-withdrawing group (EWG) on photolysis of 8-dimethylaminoquinoline protecting groups identified the C5-substituted isomer as a privileged dipole. The 5-benzoyl-8-DMAQ substitution yields a caging group with an enhanced two-photon uncaging cross section (δu = 2.0 GM) and good water solubility (c ≤ 50 mM, pH 7.4).
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- Christine Tran
- Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, UMR8601-CNRS, Université Paris Descartes , 45, rue des Saints-Pères, 75270, Paris Cedex 06, France
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Rea AC, Vandenberg LN, Ball RE, Snouffer AA, Hudson AG, Zhu Y, McLain DE, Johnston LL, Lauderdale JD, Levin M, Dore TM. Light-activated serotonin for exploring its action in biological systems. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 20:1536-46. [PMID: 24333002 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2013.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2013] [Revised: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Serotonin (5-HT) is a neuromodulator involved in regulating mood, appetite, memory, learning, pain, and establishment of left-right (LR) asymmetry in embryonic development. To explore the role of 5-HT in physiology, we have created two forms of "caged" 5-HT, BHQ-O-5HT and BHQ-N-5HT. When exposed to 365 or 740 nm light, BHQ-O-5HT releases 5-HT through one- or two-photon excitation, respectively. BHQ-O-5HT mediated changes in neural activity in cultured mouse primary sensory neurons and the trigeminal ganglion and optic tectum of intact zebrafish larvae in the form of high-amplitude spiking in response to light. In Xenopus laevis embryos, light-activated 5-HT increased the occurrence of LR patterning defects. Maximal rates of LR defects were observed when 5-HT was released at stage 5 compared with stage 8. These experiments show the potential for BHQ-caged serotonins in studying 5-HT-regulated physiological processes.
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- Adam C Rea
- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Biology Department and Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, Tufts University, Suite 4600, 200 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155-4243, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Biology Department and Tufts Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, Tufts University, Suite 4600, 200 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155-4243, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; New York University Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Bort G, Gallavardin T, Ogden D, Dalko PI. From One-Photon to Two-Photon Probes: “Caged” Compounds, Actuators, and Photoswitches. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:4526-37. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201204203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Revised: 09/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Bort G, Gallavardin T, Ogden D, Dalko PI. Von Ein- zu Zwei-Photonen-Sonden: photoaktivierbare Reagentien, Aktuatoren und Photoschalter. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201204203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Picard S, Cueto-Diaz EJ, Genin E, Clermont G, Acher F, Ogden D, Blanchard-Desce M. Tandem triad systems based on FRET for two-photon induced release of glutamate. Chem Commun (Camb) 2013; 49:10805-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc45812a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Picard S, Genin E, Clermont G, Hugues V, Mongin O, Blanchard-Desce M. Octupolar chimeric compounds built from quinoline caged acetate moieties: a novel approach for 2-photon uncaging of biomolecules. NEW J CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3nj00833a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Photoactivatable fluorophores switch from a nonemissive to an emissive state upon illumination at an activating wavelength and then emit after irradiation at an exciting wavelength. The interplay of such activation and excitation events can be exploited to switch fluorescence on in a defined region of space at a given interval of time. In turn, the spatiotemporal control of fluorescence translates into the opportunity to implement imaging and spectroscopic schemes that are not possible with conventional fluorophores. Specifically, photoactivatable fluorophores permit the monitoring of dynamic processes in real time as well as the reconstruction of images with subdiffraction resolution. These promising applications can have a significant impact on the characterization of the structures and functions of biomolecular systems. As a result, strategies to implement mechanisms for fluorescence photoactivation with synthetic fluorophores are particularly valuable. In fact, a number of versatile operating principles have already been identified to activate the fluorescence of numerous members of the main families of synthetic dyes. These methods are based on either the irreversible cleavage of covalent bonds or the reversible opening and closing of rings. This paper overviews the fundamental mechanisms that govern the behavior of these photoresponsive systems, illustrates structural designs for fluorescence photoactivation, and provides representative examples of photoactivatable fluorophores in actions.
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- Françisco M. Raymo
- Laboratory for Molecular Photonics, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0431, USA
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McDonald A, Harris J, MacMillan D, Dempster J, McConnell G. Light-induced Ca(2+) transients observed in widefield epi-fluorescence microscopy of excitable cells. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2012; 3:1266-1273. [PMID: 22741073 PMCID: PMC3370967 DOI: 10.1364/boe.3.001266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2012] [Revised: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 04/25/2012] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We have investigated the possibility that variations in the level of intracellular Ca(2+) in excitable cells might be induced as an artifact of the incoherent illumination that is being used to monitor transient responses. In order to avoid the fluctuations in power of an arc lamp source, a microscope using a light emitting diode that was calibrated accurately at low power levels, was constructed to provide good control over the dose of light applied to the biological specimen. We report here that higher powers of illumination increased the probability of occurrence of Ca(2+) transients even in the sub-mW range normally used to measure such transients in epi-fluorescence work, suggesting that caution should be exercised when designing experiments and interpreting data.
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Kobayashi H, Longmire MR, Ogawa M, Choyke PL. Rational chemical design of the next generation of molecular imaging probes based on physics and biology: mixing modalities, colors and signals. Chem Soc Rev 2011; 40:4626-48. [PMID: 21607237 PMCID: PMC3417232 DOI: 10.1039/c1cs15077d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In recent years, numerous in vivo molecular imaging probes have been developed. As a consequence, much has been published on the design and synthesis of molecular imaging probes focusing on each modality, each type of material, or each target disease. More recently, second generation molecular imaging probes with unique, multi-functional, or multiplexed characteristics have been designed. This critical review focuses on (i) molecular imaging using combinations of modalities and signals that employ the full range of the electromagnetic spectra, (ii) optimized chemical design of molecular imaging probes for in vivo kinetics based on biology and physiology across a range of physical sizes, (iii) practical examples of second generation molecular imaging probes designed to extract complementary data from targets using multiple modalities, color, and comprehensive signals (277 references).
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- Hisataka Kobayashi
- Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute/NIH, Bldg. 10, Room B3B69, MSC 1088, 10 Center Dr Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1088, USA.
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Microscopes using non-linear excitation of chromophores with pulsed near-IR light can generate highly localized foci of molecules in the electronic singlet state that are concentrated in volumes of less than one femtoliter. The three-dimensional confinement of excitation arises from the simultaneous absorption of two IR photons of approximately half the energy required for linear excitation. Two-photon microscopy is especially useful for two types of interrogation of neural processes. First, uncaging of signaling molecules such as glutamate, as stimulation is so refined it can be used to mimic normal unitary synaptic levels. In addition, uncaging allows complete control of the timing and position of stimulation, so the two-photon light beam provides the chemical neuroscientist with an "optical conductor's baton" which can command synaptic activity at will. A second powerful feature of two-photon microscopy is that when used for fluorescence imaging it enables the visualization of cellular structure and function in living animals at depths far beyond that possible with normal confocal microscopes. In this review I provide a survey of the many important applications of two-photon microscopy in these two fields of neuroscience, and suggest some areas for future technical development.
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Chromophores for the Delivery of Bioactive Molecules with Two-Photon Excitation. NEUROMETHODS 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-031-7_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hovhannisyan V, Ghazaryan A, Chen YF, Chen SJ, Dong CY. Photophysical mechanisms of collagen modification by 80 MHz femtosecond laser. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:24037-47. [PMID: 21164751 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.024037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Photophysical mechanisms of collagen photomodification (CFP) by the use of a 80 MHz, 780 nm femtosecond titanium-sapphire laser were investigated. Our observation that the decrease in collagen second harmonic generation and increase in two-photon autofluorescence intensity occurred primarily at sites where photoproducts were present suggested that the photoproducts may act to facilitate the CFP process. Laser power study of CFP indicated that the efficiency of the process depended on the sixth power of the laser intensity. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that CFP can be used for bending and cutting of collagen fibers and creating 3D patterns within collagen matrix with high precision (~2 μm).
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The vast computational power of the brain has traditionally been viewed as arising from the complex connectivity of neural networks, in which an individual neuron acts as a simple linear summation and thresholding device. However, recent studies show that individual neurons utilize a wealth of nonlinear mechanisms to transform synaptic input into output firing. These mechanisms can arise from synaptic plasticity, synaptic noise, and somatic and dendritic conductances. This tool kit of nonlinear mechanisms confers considerable computational power on both morphologically simple and more complex neurons, enabling them to perform a range of arithmetic operations on signals encoded ina variety of different ways.
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- R Angus Silver
- Department of Neuroscience, University College, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Li WH. Photo-activatable probes for the analysis of receptor function in living cells. Methods Mol Biol 2010; 591:105-20. [PMID: 19957126 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-404-3_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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Photo-activatable (caged) probes are powerful research tools for biological investigation. The superb maneuverability of a light beam allows researchers to activate caged probes with pinpoint accuracy. Recent developments in caging chemistry and two-photon excitation technique further enhance our capability to perform photo-uncaging with even higher spatial and temporal resolution, offering new photonic approaches to study cell signaling dynamics in greater detail. Here we present a sample method that combines the techniques of photo-activation and digital fluorescence microscopy to assay an important class of intracellular receptors for the second messenger D-myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (Ins(1,4,5)P(3), or IP(3)). The imaging assay is performed in fully intact living cells using a caged and cell membrane permeable ester derivative of IP(3), cm-IP(3)/PM.
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- Wen-Hong Li
- Departments of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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Schepp NP, Green CJM, Cozens FL. Non-resonant two-photon photochemistry of a Barton ester, N-phenylacetyloxy-2-pyridinethione. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2010; 9:110-3. [DOI: 10.1039/b9pp00066f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tibbitt MW, Kloxin AM, Dyamenahalli KU, Anseth KS. Controlled two-photon photodegradation of PEG hydrogels to study and manipulate subcellular interactions on soft materials. SOFT MATTER 2010; 6:5100-5108. [PMID: 21984881 PMCID: PMC3188553 DOI: 10.1039/c0sm00174k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Cell adhesion and detachment to and from the extracellular matrix (ECM) are critical regulators of cell function and fate due to the exchange of mechanical signals between the cell and its microenvironment. To study this cell mechanobiology, researchers have developed several innovative methods to investigate cell adhesion in vitro; however, most of these culture platforms are unnaturally stiff or static. To better capture the soft, dynamic nature of the ECM, we present a PEG-based hydrogel in which the context and geometry of the extracellular space can be precisely controlled in situ via two-photon induced erosion. Here, we characterize the two-photon erosion process, demonstrate its efficacy in the presence of cells, and subsequently exploit it to induce subcellular detachment from soft hydrogels. A working space was established for a range of laser powers required to induce complete erosion of the gel, and these data are plotted with model predictions. From this working space, two-photon irradiation parameters were selected for complete erosion in the presence of cells. Micron-scale features were eroded on and within a gel to demonstrate the resolution of patterning with these irradiation conditions. Lastly, two-photon irradiation was used to erode the material at the cell-gel interface to remove cell adhesion sites selectively, and cell retraction was monitored to quantify the mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) response to subcellular detachment from soft materials.
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- Mark W. Tibbitt
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
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Salierno M, Marceca E, Peterka DS, Yuste R, Etchenique R. A fast ruthenium polypyridine cage complex photoreleases glutamate with visible or IR light in one and two photon regimes. J Inorg Biochem 2009; 104:418-22. [PMID: 20060592 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2009.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2009] [Revised: 12/02/2009] [Accepted: 12/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We introduce a new caged glutamate, based in a ruthenium bipyridyl core, that undergoes heterolytic cleavage after irradiation with visible light with wavelengths up to 532nm, yielding free glutamate in less than 50ns. Glutamate photorelease occurs also efficiently following two-photon (2P) excitation at 800nm, and has a functional cross section of 0.14GM.
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- Marcelo Salierno
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química Física, INQUIMAE, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Losavio BE, Iyer V, Saggau P. Two-photon microscope for multisite microphotolysis of caged neurotransmitters in acute brain slices. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2009; 14:064033. [PMID: 20059271 PMCID: PMC2809696 DOI: 10.1117/1.3275468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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We developed a two-photon microscope optimized for physiologically manipulating single neurons through their postsynaptic receptors. The optical layout fulfills the stringent design criteria required for high-speed, high-resolution imaging in scattering brain tissue with minimal photodamage. We detail the practical compensation of spectral and temporal dispersion inherent in fast laser beam scanning with acousto-optic deflectors, as well as a set of biological protocols for visualizing nearly diffraction-limited structures and delivering physiological synaptic stimuli. The microscope clearly resolves dendritic spines and evokes electrophysiological transients in single neurons that are similar to endogenous responses. This system enables the study of multisynaptic integration and will assist our understanding of single neuron function and dendritic computation.
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- Bradley E Losavio
- Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Neuroscience, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Specht A, Bolze F, Omran Z, Nicoud JF, Goeldner M. Photochemical tools to study dynamic biological processes. HFSP JOURNAL 2009; 3:255-64. [PMID: 20119482 PMCID: PMC2799987 DOI: 10.2976/1.3132954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2009] [Accepted: 04/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Light-responsive biologically active compounds offer the possibility to study the dynamics of biological processes. Phototriggers and photoswitches have been designed, providing the capability to rapidly cause the initiation of wide range of dynamic biological phenomena. We will discuss, in this article, recent developments in the field of light-triggered chemical tools, specially how two-photon excitation, "caged" fluorophores, and the photoregulation of protein activities in combination with time-resolved x-ray techniques should break new grounds in the understanding of dynamic biological processes.
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- Alexandre Specht
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, 74 route du Rhin, F-67401 Illkirch-Graffenstaden Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7213, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, 74 route du Rhin, F-67401 Illkirch-Graffenstaden Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, 74 route du Rhin, F-67401 Illkirch-Graffenstaden Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7213, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, 74 route du Rhin, F-67401 Illkirch-Graffenstaden Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, 74 route du Rhin, F-67401 Illkirch-Graffenstaden Cedex, France
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Trigo FF, Papageorgiou G, Corrie JE, Ogden D. Laser photolysis of DPNI-GABA, a tool for investigating the properties and distribution of GABA receptors and for silencing neurons in situ. J Neurosci Methods 2009; 181:159-69. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2009] [Revised: 04/26/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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