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Ou J, Tao H, Bao Q, Dai Y, Wang Q, Chen Q, Feng Y, Meng X. Investigating Oxidative Stress Associated with Myocardial Fibrosis by High-Fidelity Visualization and Accurate Evaluation of Mitochondrial GSH Levels. Anal Chem 2024; 96:4232-4241. [PMID: 38421725 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c05603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Myocardial fibrosis is frequently accompanied by elevated levels of oxidative stress. Mitochondrial glutathione (mGSH), an essential biomolecule for maintaining redox homeostasis in mitochondria, could serve as an effective indicator for investigating the oxidative stress associated with myocardial fibrosis. In this study, a ratiometric fluorescent probe named Mito-NS6, capable of being anchored in mitochondria and reversibly responding to GSH with an appropriate dissociation equilibrium constant, was rationally designed and utilized to visualize and evaluate the changes of mGSH levels caused by oxidative stress in myocardial fibrosis. Benefiting from the good performance of Mito-NS6, we successfully achieved the quantification of mGSH in cardiac fibroblasts using a confocal laser-scanning microscope, revealing that salvianolic acid B (SalB) can act as an effective drug to alleviate myocardial fibrosis through depressing oxidative stress. Moreover, we employed ratio fluorescence imaging to track the fluctuation in GSH levels within a mice model of myocardial fibrosis induced by isoproterenol and found that myocardial fibrosis caused a higher oxidative stress level in myocardial tissue as well as heart organs. These results provide a novel point of view for the diagnosis and treatment of myocardial fibrosis.
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- Jiale Ou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials & Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine & Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine & Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials & Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials & Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine & Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials & Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Chemistry for Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Functionalized Materials & Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials of Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, P. R. China
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Deng L, Xue L, Gao Y, Fu S, Wang H. A coumarin based ratiometric fluorescent probe for the detection of Cu 2+ and mechanochromism as well as application in living cells and vegetables. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 305:123479. [PMID: 37806239 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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In this paper, a novel coumarin-derived fluorescent probe NY was designed and synthesized. NY displayed a significant ratiometric fluorescence response towards Cu2+ in PBS buffer (10 mM, pH = 7.4), with the emission wavelength blue-shifted from 580 to 495 nm, and a fluorescence change from orange to green was evident under a 365 nm UV light. Meanwhile, NY had the advantages of high selectivity, short response time (5 min), low detection limit (1.3 × 10-8 M) and large binding constant (1.45 × 105 M-1) towards Cu2+. The binding mechanism between NY and Cu2+ was elucidated by FT-IR, 1H NMR titration, TOF-MS and Job's plot analysis. In addition, NY was successfully employed in the detection of Cu2+ within environmental water and vegetable samples with satisfactory results. Laser confocal microscopy imaging results showed that NY could easily penetrate HeLa cells membrane to target mitochondria and image Cu2+ in living cells. Furthermore, NY demonstrated mechanochromic properties by exhibiting orange-red fluorescence when subjected to mechanical grinding.
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- Linlong Deng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia Normal University, Guyuan 756000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia Normal University, Guyuan 756000, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Green Catalytic Materials and Technologies of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia Normal University, Guyuan 756000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia Normal University, Guyuan 756000, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia Normal University, Guyuan 756000, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Green Catalytic Materials and Technologies of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.
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Samanta S, Lai K, Wu F, Liu Y, Cai S, Yang X, Qu J, Yang Z. Xanthene, cyanine, oxazine and BODIPY: the four pillars of the fluorophore empire for super-resolution bioimaging. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:7197-7261. [PMID: 37743716 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00905f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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In the realm of biological research, the invention of super-resolution microscopy (SRM) has enabled the visualization of ultrafine sub-cellular structures and their functions in live cells at the nano-scale level, beyond the diffraction limit, which has opened up a new window for advanced biomedical studies to unravel the complex unknown details of physiological disorders at the sub-cellular level with unprecedented resolution and clarity. However, most of the SRM techniques are highly reliant on the personalized special photophysical features of the fluorophores. In recent times, there has been an unprecedented surge in the development of robust new fluorophore systems with personalized features for various super-resolution imaging techniques. To date, xanthene, cyanine, oxazine and BODIPY cores have been authoritatively utilized as the basic fluorophore units in most of the small-molecule-based organic fluorescent probe designing strategies for SRM owing to their excellent photophysical characteristics and easy synthetic acquiescence. Since the future of next-generation SRM studies will be decided by the availability of advanced fluorescent probes and these four fluorescent building blocks will play an important role in progressive new fluorophore design, there is an urgent need to review the recent advancements in designing fluorophores for different SRM methods based on these fluorescent dye cores. This review article not only includes a comprehensive discussion about the recent developments in designing fluorescent probes for various SRM techniques based on these four important fluorophore building blocks with special emphasis on their effective integration into live cell super-resolution bio-imaging applications but also critically evaluates the background of each of the fluorescent dye cores to highlight their merits and demerits towards developing newer fluorescent probes for SRM.
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- Soham Samanta
- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Center for Biomedical Optics and Photonics & Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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Li J, Song L, Hu W, Zuo Q, Li R, Dai M, Zhou Y, Qing Z. A Reversible Fluorescent Probe for In Situ Monitoring Redox Imbalance during Mitophagy. Anal Chem 2023; 95:13668-13673. [PMID: 37644392 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c02717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Mitophagy is the lysosome-dependent degradation of damaged and dysfunctional mitochondria, which is closely associated with H2O2-related redox imbalance and pathological processes. However, development of fast-responding and highly sensitive reversible fluorescent probes for monitoring of mitochondrial H2O2 dynamics is still lacking. Herein, we report a reversible fluorescent probe (M-HP) that enables real-time imaging of H2O2-related redox imbalance. In vitro studies demonstrated that M-HP had a rapid response and high sensitivity to the H2O2/GSH redox cycle, with a detection limit of 17 nM for H2O2. M-HP was applied to imaging of H2O2 fluctuation in living cells with excellent reversibility and mitochondrial targeting. M-HP reveals an increase in mitochondrial H2O2 under lipopolysaccharide stimulation and a decrease in H2O2 following the combined treatment with rapamycin. This suggests that the level of oxidative stress is significantly suppressed after the enhancement of mitophagy. The rationally designed M-HP offers a powerful tool for understanding redox imbalance during mitophagy.
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- Junbin Li
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Protection for Electric Power and Transportation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, PR China
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Kim Y, Kim J, An JM, Park CK, Kim D. All-Nontoxic Fluorescent Probe for Biothiols and Its Clinical Applications for Real-Time Glioblastoma Visualization. ACS Sens 2023; 8:1723-1732. [PMID: 36967520 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Fluorescence-guided surgery (FSG) is a surgical method to selectively visualize the tumor site using fluorescent materials with instrumental setups in the operation rooms. It has been widely used in the surgery of brain tumors, such as glioblastoma (GBM), which is difficult to distinguish from normal tissue. Although FSG is crucial for GBM surgery, the commercially available fluorescent materials for FSG have shown serious adverse effects. To satisfy the clinical demand, we recently reported reaction-based fluorescent probes based on a 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan (NBD) fluorophore that can detect cysteine (Cys) and homocysteine (Hcy), a biomarker of GBM, and their applications for the GBM diagnosis and FSG. However, our probes have cellular toxicity issues arising from the leaving group (LG) that is generated after the reaction of the fluorescent probe and the analytes. In this study, we disclosed a nontoxic fluorescent probe for sensing biothiols and their clinical applications for real-time human glioblastoma visualization. Systematic toxicity analysis of several LGs was conducted on several cell lines. Among the LGs, 2-hydroxy-pyridine showed negligible toxicity, and its fluorescent probe derivative (named NPO-o-Pyr) showed high specificity and sensitivity (LOD: 0.071 ppm for Cys; 0.189 ppm for Hcy), a fast response time (<5 min) to Cys and Hcy, and high biocompatibility. In addition, NPO-o-Pyr can significantly detect the GBM site both in actual clinical samples as well as in the GBM-xenografted mouse model. We are confident that NPO-o-Pyr will become a new substitute in FSG due to its capability to overcome the limitations of the current fluorescent probes.
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Biswas S, Sarkar S, Dhamija A, Murali VP, Maiti KK, Bhuniya S. Monitoring glutathione dynamics in DNA replication (S-phase) using a two-photon reversible ratiometric fluorescent probe. J Mater Chem B 2023; 11:1948-1957. [PMID: 36748270 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb02231a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The redox regulator glutathione (GSH) migrates to the nucleus to give a safeguard to DNA replication in the S-phase. The fluctuation of GSH dynamics in the cell cycle process may help to understand cancerogenesis or other abnormalities in DNA replication. For the first time, we attempted to track the time-dependent S-phase change using the newly developed ratiometric fluorescent probe Nu-GSH. This probe is highly chemoselective towards glutathione and shows an emission intensity shift from 515 nm to 455 nm. It has shown fluorescence reversibility from blue to green channels while scavenging reactive oxygen species H2O2. Both ratiometric fluorescence images and FACS analysis have provided quantitative information on the GSH levels in the nucleoli during DNA replication in the S-phase. Furthermore, GSH fluctuation reciprocated the decay of the S-phase on a time scale. Additionally, its two-photon ability guaranteed its capability to study GSH dynamics in live cells/tissues noninvasively. We envision that the probe Nu-GSH can be used to get high-throughput quantitative information on glutathione dynamics and give an opportunity to monitor its perturbation during the course of cell division.
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- Shayeri Biswas
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences, JIS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research, JIS University, Arch Waterfront, GP Block, Sector V, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, 700091, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Self-assembly and Complexity (CSC), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Pohang, Gyungbuk, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Chemical Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695019, India.
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- Chemical Sciences & Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695019, India.
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences, JIS Institute of Advanced Studies and Research, JIS University, Arch Waterfront, GP Block, Sector V, Bidhannagar, Kolkata, 700091, India.
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Niu H, Liu J, O'Connor HM, Gunnlaugsson T, James TD, Zhang H. Photoinduced electron transfer (PeT) based fluorescent probes for cellular imaging and disease therapy. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:2322-2357. [PMID: 36811891 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs01097b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Typical PeT-based fluorescent probes are multi-component systems where a fluorophore is connected to a recognition/activating group by an unconjugated linker. PeT-based fluorescent probes are powerful tools for cell imaging and disease diagnosis due to their low fluorescence background and significant fluorescence enhancement towards the target. This review provides research progress towards PeT-based fluorescent probes that target cell polarity, pH and biological species (reactive oxygen species, biothiols, biomacromolecules, etc.) over the last five years. In particular, we emphasise the molecular design strategies, mechanisms, and application of these probes. As such, this review aims to provide guidance and to enable researchers to develop new and improved PeT-based fluorescent probes, as well as promoting the use of PeT-based systems for sensing, imaging, and disease therapy.
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- Huiyu Niu
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI), Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- School of Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI), Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P. R. China. .,Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Henan Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecule and Drug Innovation, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, P. R. China.
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Zhai R, Fang B, Lai Y, Peng B, Bai H, Liu X, Li L, Huang W. Small-molecule fluorogenic probes for mitochondrial nanoscale imaging. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:942-972. [PMID: 36514947 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00562j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Mitochondria are inextricably linked to the development of diseases and cell metabolism disorders. Super-resolution imaging (SRI) is crucial in enhancing our understanding of mitochondrial ultrafine structures and functions. In addition to high-precision instruments, super-resolution microscopy relies heavily on fluorescent materials with unique photophysical properties. Small-molecule fluorogenic probes (SMFPs) have excellent properties that make them ideal for mitochondrial SRI. This paper summarizes recent advances in the field of SMFPs, with a focus on the chemical and spectroscopic properties required for mitochondrial SRI. Finally, we discuss future challenges in this field, including the design principles of SMFPs and nanoscopic techniques.
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- Rongxiu Zhai
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China. .,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China. .,The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China. .,The Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE, Future Technologies), Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China
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Kim YL, Plank JT, Li B, Lippert AR. Kinetics-Based Quantification of Peroxynitrite Using the Oxidative Decarbonylation of Isatin. Anal Chem 2022; 94:17803-17809. [PMID: 36520991 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c03474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Peroxynitrite and its radical decomposition products are highly reactive nitrogen and oxygen species that can influence the balance between health and disease in multiple organ systems. Despite vigorous research activity, real-time quantitative monitoring of peroxynitrite generated by donor compounds remains challenging. Here, we report a kinetics-based fluorescence method for quantitative tracking of peroxynitrite generation using the oxidative decarbonylation of isatin to form anthranilic acid as a fluorescent probe. This method relies on knowledge of the rate of the reaction of peroxynitrite with the probe, which we measure using stopped-flow fluorescence techniques. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first optical method capable of providing real-time quantitative measures of peroxynitrite concentrations generated from donor compounds, as demonstrated herein for SIN-1 and Angeli's salt.
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- Yujin L Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas75275-0314, United States
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Lian Y, Jiang R, Zhang Z, Lin Z, Wang N, Wang XD. Fully Reversible Ratiometric Nanosensors for Continuously Quantifying Mitochondrial Glutathione Concentration in Living Cells. Anal Chem 2022; 94:12570-12577. [PMID: 36074089 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mitochondrial glutathione (mGSH) is both the cause of the oxidative damage and a mechanism for maintaining the redox homeostasis in mitochondria. To effectively measure mGSH dynamics in living cells, we have developed a new FRET-based nanosensor by immobilizing rhodamine B into dendritic mesoporous silica nanoparticles and installing GSH probes and mitochondria-targeting motifs onto the surface of nanoparticles. The result shows that these nanosensors show efficient FRET and a full reversibility and rapid response (<10 s) to GSH in the range of 0.5-20 mM, due to their unique nanostructure and well-overlapped spectra. The excellent photostability and low cytotoxicity make them an effective means for monitoring mGSH concentration in real time. When the mGSH nanosensors are used for quantitatively measuring mGSH variations under glucose deprivation stimulation in HeLa cells, they successfully prove themselves a useful tool for mitochondrial redox activity studies.
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- Ying Lian
- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 200438 Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 200438 Shanghai, P.R. China.,Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, 200438 Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 200438 Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, 200438 Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University; National Medical Center for Neurological Disorders, 200040 Shanghai, P.R. China
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- Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, 200438 Shanghai, P.R. China
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Du Y, Li F, Sun S, Zhao B. A Simple but Effective Fluorescent Probe for the Detection of 4-Methylthiophenol. J Fluoresc 2022; 32:2151-2157. [PMID: 35953561 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-022-03015-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In this paper, a fluorescent probe (QFR) for the detective work of 4-methylthiophenol was successfully synthesized with a simple but highly effective probe structure. In the buffer solution (V(ACN): V(PBS) = 3:7), by observing the response of the probe after the fluorescence was turned on, we concluded that the probe had good characteristics such as high selectivity, low detection limit (116 nM), and fast response speed (20 min). In addition, the probe was a rare fluorescent probe that detected 4-methylthiophenol but did not respond to thiophenol. Fluorescence intensity was linearly related to 4-methylthiophenol concentration in the range of 0 to 2 equivalents (0-10 μM). The probe demonstrated good results in the determination of the recovery rate (92.28% to 110.1%) of actual water samples, and has great potential in environmental monitoring.
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- Yafei Du
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People's Republic of China.
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Hou S, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Wang W, Zhou X. A reversible turn-on fluorescent probe for quantitative imaging and dynamic monitoring of cellular glutathione. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1214:339957. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Li X, Liu C, Gao N, Sheng W, Zhu B. A melatonin-based targetable fluorescent probe for screening of tumor cells and real-time imaging of glutathione fluctuations in tumor cells. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.11.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Guo J, Fang B, Bai H, Wang L, Peng B, Qin XJ, Fu L, Yao C, Li L, Huang W. Dual/Multi-responsive fluorogenic probes for multiple analytes in mitochondria: From design to applications. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Design of an ICT-based fluorescent probe with excellent sensitivity for visualizing GSH levels in live cells. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-022-02196-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Park H, Niu G, Wu C, Park C, Liu H, Park H, Kwok RTK, Zhang J, He B, Tang BZ. Precise and long-term tracking of mitochondria in neurons using a bioconjugatable and photostable AIE luminogen. Chem Sci 2022; 13:2965-2970. [PMID: 35382465 PMCID: PMC8905947 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc06336g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Tracking mitochondrial movement in neurons is an attractive but challenging research field as dysregulation of mitochondrial motion is associated with multiple neurological diseases. To realize accurate and long-term tracking of mitochondria in neurons, we elaborately designed a novel aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active luminogen, TPAP-C5-yne, where we selected a cationic pyridinium moiety to target mitochondria and employed an activated alkyne terminus to achieve long-term tracking through bioconjugation with amines on mitochondria. For the first time, we successfully achieved the accurate analysis of the motion of a single mitochondrion in live primary hippocampal neurons and the long-term tracking of mitochondria for up to a week in live neurons. Therefore, this new AIEgen can be used as a potential tool to study the transport of mitochondria in live neurons.
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- Hojeong Park
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Study, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience and Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University Jinan 250100 China
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- Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, HKUST Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, HKUST Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan Shenzhen 518057 China
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- Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, HKUST Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
- Department of Physics, HKUST Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, HKUST Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Study, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience and Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan Shenzhen 518057 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Study, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience and Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Study, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience and Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
- Center for Advanced Materials Research, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai Zhuhai 519085 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Study, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience and Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong China
- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2001 Longxiang Boulevard, Longgang District Shenzhen City Guangdong 518172 China
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9 Yuexing 1st RD, South Area, Hi-tech Park, Nanshan Shenzhen 518057 China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, SCUT-HKUST Joint Research Institute, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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Jiang H, Yin G, Gan Y, Yu T, Zhang Y, Li H, Yin P. A multisite-binding fluorescent probe for simultaneous monitoring of mitochondrial homocysteine, cysteine and glutathione in live cells and zebrafish. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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Kwon N, Lim CS, Lee D, Ko G, Ha J, Cho M, Swamy KMK, Lee EY, Lee DJ, Nam SJ, Zhou X, Kim HM, Yoon J. A coumarin-based reversible two-photon fluorescence probe for imaging glutathione near N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3633-3636. [PMID: 35202451 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc05512g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Glutathione (GSH) is known to play a key role in the modulation of the redox environment in N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Coumarin derivative 1 bearing cyanoacrylamide and ifenprodil moieties was synthesized and reported to monitor GSH near NMDA receptors. The cyanoacrylamide moiety allows probe 1 to monitor GSH reversibly at pH 7.4 and the ifenprodil group acts as a directing group for NMDA receptors. Two-photon fluorescence microscopy allows probe 1 to successfully sense endogenous GSH in neuronal cells and hippocampal tissues with excitation at 750 nm. Furthermore, the addition of H2O2 and GSH induced a decrease and an increase in fluorescence emission. Probe 1 can serve as a potential practical imaging tool to get important information on GSH in the brain.
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- Nahyun Kwon
- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea. .,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, V. L. College of Pharmacy, Raichur 584103, India
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Shandong 266071, P. R. China.
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Korea.
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea.
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Wang L, Jin F, Jiang X, Chen J, Wang MC, Wang J. Fluorescent Probes and Mass Spectrometry-Based Methods to Quantify Thiols in Biological Systems. Antioxid Redox Signal 2022; 36:354-365. [PMID: 34521263 PMCID: PMC8865626 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2021.0204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Significance: Fluorescent probes and mass spectrometry are the two most popular and complementary methods to quantify thiols in biological systems. In this review, we focus on the widely used and commercially available methods to detect and quantify thiols in living cells and the general approaches applied in mass spectrometry-based thiol quantification. We hope that this review can serve as a general guide for redox biologists who are interested in thiol species. Sulfur, one of the most important elements in living systems, contributes to every aspect of physiology and pathology. Thiols, including cysteine, homocysteine, glutathione, hydrogen sulfide, and hydropersulfides, are the main players in the redox biology system. Therefore, quantifying these thiol species in biological systems is one of the important steps to understand their roles in biology. Recent Advances: Fluorescent probes and mass spectrometry-based methods have been developed to detect and/or quantify thiols in biological systems. Mass spectrometry-based methods have been the gold standard for metabolite quantification in cells. Fluorescent probes can directly detect or quantify thiol species in living cells with spatial and temporal resolutions. Additionally, organelle-specific fluorescent probes have been widely developed. These two methods are complementary to each other. Critical Issues: Reliable quantification of thiol species using fluorescent probes remains challenging. Future Directions: When developing fluorescent probes, we suggest using both the fluorescent probes and mass spectrometry-based thiol quantification methods to cross-check the results. In addition, we call on chemical biologists to move beyond qualitative probes and focus on probes that can provide quantitative results in live cells. These quantitative measurements based on fluorescent probes should be validated with mass spectrometry-based methods. More importantly, chemical biologists should make their probes accessible to the biology end users. Regarding mass spectrometry-based methods, quantification of the derivatized thiol specifies should fit into the general metabolomics workflow. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 36, 354-365.
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- Lingfei Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Jia M, Wei L, Lu Y, Zhang R, Chen Q, Xia W, Liu Y, Li F, Zhou Y. A mitochondria targetable near-infrared fluorescence probe for glutathione visual biological detection. RSC Adv 2022; 12:2668-2674. [PMID: 35425335 PMCID: PMC8979032 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra08917j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Glutathione (GSH), an abundant non-protein thiol, plays a crucial role in numerous biotic processes. Herein, a mitochondria-targeted near-infrared GSH probe (JGP) was synthesized, which displayed desired properties with high specificity and sensitivity, appreciable water solubility, and rapid response time. In the presence of GSH, nearly a 13-fold fluorescence emission growth appeared at 730 nm and the solvent color changed from blue to cyan. The sensing mechanism of JGP and GSH was confirmed by a high-resolution mass spectroscopy analysis. Moreover, good cell penetration enabled JGP to be successfully used for imaging biological samples such as HeLa cells, C. elegans, and especially rat brain slices. Imaging experiments showed that JGP could monitor the GSH concentration changes with a dose-dependent direct ratio in all the tested samples. The successful application of JGP in brain imaging indicates that JGP is a suitable GSH optical probe, which may have wide application value in fields of brain imaging. It also lays a theoretical and practical foundation for the further application of fluorescent probes in brain sciences.
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- Mingxuan Jia
- College of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University Kunming 650091 P. R. China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Kunming Yunnan 650000 P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University Kunming 650091 P. R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University Kunming 650500 P. R. China.,Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Medical College, Yunnan University Kunming 650091 P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University Kunming 650091 P. R. China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Kunming Medical University Kunming 650500 P. R. China.,Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Medical College, Yunnan University Kunming 650091 P. R. China
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Kunming Yunnan 650000 P. R. China
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- Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Medical College, Yunnan University Kunming 650091 P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University Kunming 650091 P. R. China
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Yu X, Guo WH, Lin H, Cheng R, Monroy EY, Jin F, Ding L, Lu D, Qi X, Wang MC, Wang J. Discovery of a potent BTK and IKZF1/3 triple degrader through reversible covalent BTK PROTAC development. CURRENT RESEARCH IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY 2022; 2:100029. [PMID: 36712232 PMCID: PMC9879287 DOI: 10.1016/j.crchbi.2022.100029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Building on our previous work on ibrutinib-based reversible covalent Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) PROTACs, we explored a different irreversible BTK inhibitor poseltinib as the BTK binder for PROTAC development. Different from ibrutinib, converting the irreversible cysteine reacting acrylamide group of poseltinib to a reversible covalent cyano-acrylamide group dramatically decreases the binding affinity to BTK by over 700 folds. Interestingly, one of the reversible covalent BTK PROTACs based on poseltinib with a rigid linker, dubbed as PS-RC-1, is highly potent (IC50 = ~10 nM) in Mino cells but not in other mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) cell lines, such as Jeko-1 and Rec-R cells. We showed that PS-RC-1 potently induces degradation of IKZF1 and IKZF3 but not BTK or GSPT1, accounting for its toxicity in Mino cells. We further decreased the molecular size of PS-RC-1 by shrinking the BTK binding moiety and developed PS-2 as a potent BTK and IKZF1/3 triple degrader with high specificity.
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- Xin Yu
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA,Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA,Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA,Corresponding author. Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, 77030, USA, (J. Wang)
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Li Y, Ye F, Zhang S, Ni W, Wen L, Qin H. Carbon-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticle Dedicated to MRI/Photoacoustic Imaging of Tumor in Living Mice. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:800744. [PMID: 34926438 PMCID: PMC8675129 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.800744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Multimodality imaging can reveal complementary anatomic and functional information as they exploit different contrast mechanisms, which has broad clinical applications and promises to improve the accuracy of tumor diagnosis. Accordingly, to attain the particular goal, it is critical to exploit multimodal contrast agents. In the present work, we develop novel cobalt core/carbon shell-based nanoparticles (Cobalt at carbon NPs) with both magnetization and light absorption properties for dual-modality magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and photoacoustic imaging (PAI). The nanoparticle consists of ferromagnetic cobalt particles coated with carbon for biocompatibility and optical absorption. In addition, the prepared Cobalt at carbon NPs are characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM), visible-near-infrared spectra, Raman spectrum, and X-ray powder diffraction for structural analysis. Experiments verify that Cobalt at carbon NPs have been successfully constructed and the designed Cobalt at carbon NPs can be detected by both MRI and PAI in vitro and in vivo. Importantly, intravenous injection of Cobalt at carbon NPs into glioblastoma-bearing mice led to accumulation and retention of Cobalt at carbon NPs in the tumors. Using such a multifunctional probe, MRI can screen rapidly to identify potential lesion locations, whereas PAI can provide high-resolution morphological structure and quantitative information of the tumor. The Cobalt at carbon NPs are likely to become a promising candidate for dual-modality MRI/PAI of the tumor.
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- Yujing Li
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People’s Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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- Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People’s Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
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- Zhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People’s Hospital, Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University, Zhuhai, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science and Institute of Laser Life Science, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Guangzhou Key Lab of Spectral Analysis and Functional Probes, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
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Ren H, Huo F, Shen T, Liu X, Yin C. Molecular-Dimension-Dependent ESIPT Break for Specific Reversible Response to GSH and Its Real-Time Bioimaging. Anal Chem 2021; 93:12801-12807. [PMID: 34498863 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Glutathione (GSH) plays many important roles in maintaining intracellular redox homeostasis, and determining its real-time levels in the biological system is essential for the diagnosis, treatment, and pathological research of related diseases. Fluorescence imaging has been regarded as a powerful tool for tracking biomarkers in vivo, for which specificity, reversibility, and fast response are the main issues to ensure the real-time effective detection of analytes. The determination of GSH is often interfered with by other active sulfur species. However, in addition to the common features of nucleophilic addition, GSH is unique in its large molecular scale. 2-(2-Hydroxyphenyl) benzothiazole (HBT) was often formed in the ESIPT process. In this study, HBT was installed with α,β-unsaturated ketone conjugated coumarin derivates or nitrobenzene, which were used to adjust the reactivity of α,β-unsaturated ketone. Experimental and theoretical calculations found ESIPT to be favorable in HBT-COU but not HBT-COU-NEt2 or HBT-BEN-NO2 due to the higher electronic energies in the keto form. Thus, for HBT-COU, in the presence of GSH, the hydrogen-bonding interaction between C═N of the HBT unit and carboxyl of GSH would inhibit the process, simultaneously promoting the Michel addition reaction between α,β-unsaturated ketone and GSH. As a consequence, probe HBT-COU could exhibit a rapid reversible ratiometric response to GSH. Small structures of Hcy and Cys are passivated for such reactions. Cell imaging demonstrated the specific response of the probe to GSH, and the probe was successfully used to monitor fluctuations in GSH concentration during cells apoptosis in real-time.
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- Haixian Ren
- Xinzhou Teachers University, Xinzhou 034000, China.,Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, 487372 Singapore
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- Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, 487372 Singapore
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- Xinzhou Teachers University, Xinzhou 034000, China.,Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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A novel selective probe for detecting glutathione from other biothiols based on the concept of Fluorescence Fusion. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1177:338786. [PMID: 34482889 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Biological thiols importantly regulate the intracellular redox activity and metabolic level, but many of the developed probes for biothiols are facing difficulty in effectively distinguishing GSH from Cys/Hcy due to the similarity in mechanism. In this work, despite the previous pattern of "Logic Gate", we reported the concept of "Fluorescence Fusion" for the first time to achieve only one excitation-emission process. The exploited the probe, MZ-NBD, could quickly measure GSH in 10 min with a large Stokes shift (130 nm). Though the reacting mechanism was similar, only GSH could cause the "Fluorescence Fusion" with only one strong fluorescence response while Cys/Hcy caused two peaks. Adjusting the excitation wavelength could hardly split the fused peak into two. Though image recognition by artificial intelligence could easily distinguish the patterns of peaks, here we used the signal-treating method to realize the high selectivity towards GSH. Moreover, MZ-NBD could be utilized for rapid detection of GSH in living MCF-7 cells, which was more suitable for GSH than using the "Logic Gate" strategy. More than introducing a novel probe with the new concept, this work was meaningful as the linker of traditional reaction-based fluorescent probes and potential image recognition by artificial intelligence, thus led to various future researches in inter-disciplines.
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Cui D, Shi Y, Xing D, Yang S. Ultrahigh Sensitive and Tumor-Specific Photoacoustography in NIR-II Region: Optical Writing and Redox-Responsive Graphic Fixing by AgBr@PLGA Nanocrystals. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:6914-6922. [PMID: 34428906 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c02078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The highly up-regulated glutathione (GSH) concentration in the tumor microenvironment is generally identified to be an effective endogenous characteristic of cancerous tissues. Herein, an ultrahigh-sensitive and tumor-specific photoacoustography technique in the near-infrared (NIR-II) region based on optical writing and redox-responsive chromogenic graphic fixing is developed by introducing a self-synthesized photosensitive silver bromide modified with poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (AgBr@PLGA) nanocrystals. After they are optically triggered by external light, the NIR-transparent AgBr@PLGA nanocrystals can be reduced by the tumor-abundant GSH into strongly absorbing silver nanoparticles, significantly boosting the "turn-on" photoacoustic (PA) signal in the NIR-II region; therefore, the tumor area can be graphically fixed and developed in the photoacoustography. Experiments on both in vitro phantoms and in vivo mouse models demonstrate that the tumor area is specifically identified by the photoacoustography with the background signals effectively suppressed by dynamically modulating the exposure time. The tumor-specific photoacoustography technique prefigures great potential for high-precision cancer diagnosis and treatment monitoring.
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- Dandan Cui
- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science & Institute of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Life Science, College of Biophotonics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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Kwon N, Lim CS, Ko G, Ha J, Lee D, Yin J, Kim HM, Yoon J. Fluorescence Probe for Imaging N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptors and Monitoring GSH Selectively Using Two-Photon Microscopy. Anal Chem 2021; 93:11612-11616. [PMID: 34382767 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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N-Methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) is an excitotoxic amino acid used to identify a specific subset of glutamate receptors. The activity of NMDA receptors is closely related to the redox level of the biological system. Glutathione (GSH) as an antioxidant plays a key role with regard to modulation of the redox environment. In this work we designed and developed a GSH-specific fluorescent probe with the capability of targeting NMDA receptors, which was composed of a two-photon naphthalimide fluorophore, a GSH-reactive group sulfonamide, and an ifenprodil targeting group for the NMDA receptor. This probe exhibited high selectivity toward GSH in comparison to other similar amino acids. Two-photon fluorescence microscopy allowed this probe to successfully monitor GSH in neuronal cells and hippocampal tissues with an excitation at 750 nm. It could serve as a potential practical imaging tool to explore the function of GSH and related biological processes in the brain.
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- Nahyun Kwon
- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology, Ministry of Education; Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Pesticide and Green Synthesis; International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensing Technology and Health; College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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Tu X, He L, Huang H, Ye H, Sun L, Yi L. Thiolysis of CBD arylethers for development of highly GSH-selective fluorescent probes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:8802-8805. [PMID: 34382627 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03893a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Thiolysis of 7-cyanobenzoxadiazole (CBD) arylether was investigated for development of GSH-selective fluorescent probes for the first time. The results demonstrate that CBD-based probes have tunable reactivities and appropriate dissociation constants for GSH, and are highly GSH-selective and suitable for bioimaging.
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- Xiaoqiang Tu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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Haris U, Kagalwala HN, Kim YL, Lippert AR. Seeking Illumination: The Path to Chemiluminescent 1,2-Dioxetanes for Quantitative Measurements and In Vivo Imaging. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:2844-2857. [PMID: 34110136 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Chemiluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon that evolved in nature and has been harnessed by chemists in diverse ways to improve life. This Account tells the story of our research group's efforts to formulate and manifest spiroadamantane 1,2-dioxetanes with triggerable chemiluminescence for imaging and monitoring important reactive analytes in living cells, animals, and human clinical samples. Analytes like reactive sulfur, oxygen and nitrogen species, as well as pH and hypoxia can be indicators of cellular function or dysfunction and are often implicated in the causes and effects of disease. We begin with a foundation in binding-based and activity-based fluorescence imaging that has provided transformative tools for understanding biological systems. The intense light sources required for fluorescence excitation, however, introduce autofluorescence and light scattering that reduces sensitivity and complicates in vivo imaging. Our work and the work of our collaborators were the first to demonstrate that spiroadamantane 1,2-dioxetanes had sufficient brightness and biological compatibility for in vivo imaging of enzyme activity and reactive analytes like hydrogen sulfide (H2S) inside of living mice. This launched an era of renewed interest in 1,2-dioxetanes that has resulted in a plethora of new chemiluminescence imaging agents developed by groups around the world. Our own research group focused its efforts on reactive sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen species, pH, and hypoxia, resulting in a large family of bright chemiluminescent 1,2-dioxetanes validated for cell monitoring and in vivo imaging. These chemiluminescent probes feature low background and high sensitivity that have been proven quite useful for studying signaling, for example, the generation of peroxynitrite (ONOO-) in cellular models of immune function and phagocytosis. This high sensitivity has also enabled real-time quantitative reporting of oxygen-dependent enzyme activity and hypoxia in living cells and tumor xenograft models. We reported some of the first ratiometric chemiluminescent 1,2-dioxetane systems for imaging pH and have introduced a powerful kinetics-based approach for quantification of reactive species like azanone (nitroxyl, HNO) and enzyme activity in living cells. These tools have been applied to untangle complex signaling pathways of peroxynitrite production in radiation therapy and as substrates in a split esterase system to provide an enzyme/substrate pair to rival luciferase/luciferin. Furthermore, we have pushed chemiluminescence toward commercialization and clinical translation by demonstrating the ability to monitor airway hydrogen peroxide in the exhaled breath of asthma patients using transiently produced chemiluminescent 1,2-dioxetanedione intermediates. This body of work shows the powerful possibilities that can emerge when working at the interface of light and chemistry, and we hope that it will inspire future scientists to seek out ever brighter and more illuminating ideas.
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- Uroob Haris
- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275-0314, United States
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Zhang Y, Xia S, Wan S, Steenwinkel TE, Vohs T, Luck RL, Werner T, Liu H. Ratiometric Detection of Glutathione Based on Disulfide Linkage Rupture between a FRET Coumarin Donor and a Rhodamine Acceptor. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2282-2291. [PMID: 33983667 PMCID: PMC8265326 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Abnormal levels of glutathione, a cellular antioxidant, can lead to a variety of diseases. We have constructed a near-infrared ratiometric fluorescent probe to detect glutathione concentrations in biological samples. The probe consists of a coumarin donor, which is connected through a disulfide-tethered linker to a rhodamine acceptor. Under the excitation of the coumarin donor at 405 nm, the probe shows weak visible fluorescence of the coumarin donor at 470 nm and strong near-infrared fluorescence of the rhodamine acceptor at 652 nm due to efficient Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET) from the donor to the acceptor. Glutathione breaks the disulfide bond through reduction, which results in a dramatic increase in coumarin fluorescence and a corresponding decrease in rhodamine fluorescence. The probe possesses excellent cell permeability, biocompatibility, and good ratiometric fluorescence responses to glutathione and cysteine with a self-calibration capability. The probe was utilized to ratiometrically visualize glutathione concentration alterations in HeLa cells and Drosophila melanogaster larvae.
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- Yibin Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling, Chongqing, 408100, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
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Wang S, Huang Y, Guan X. Fluorescent Probes for Live Cell Thiol Detection. Molecules 2021; 26:3575. [PMID: 34208153 PMCID: PMC8230801 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26123575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Thiols play vital and irreplaceable roles in the biological system. Abnormality of thiol levels has been linked with various diseases and biological disorders. Thiols are known to distribute unevenly and change dynamically in the biological system. Methods that can determine thiols' concentration and distribution in live cells are in high demand. In the last two decades, fluorescent probes have emerged as a powerful tool for achieving that goal for the simplicity, high sensitivity, and capability of visualizing the analytes in live cells in a non-invasive way. They also enable the determination of intracellular distribution and dynamitic movement of thiols in the intact native environments. This review focuses on some of the major strategies/mechanisms being used for detecting GSH, Cys/Hcy, and other thiols in live cells via fluorescent probes, and how they are applied at the cellular and subcellular levels. The sensing mechanisms (for GSH and Cys/Hcy) and bio-applications of the probes are illustrated followed by a summary of probes for selectively detecting cellular and subcellular thiols.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, South Dakota State University, Box 2202C, Brookings, SD 57007, USA; (S.W.); (Y.H.)
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Li Y, Chen L, Zhu Y, Chen L, Yu X, Li J, Chen D. Structure modulation on fluorescent probes for biothiols and the reversible imaging of glutathione in living cells. RSC Adv 2021; 11:21116-21126. [PMID: 35479348 PMCID: PMC9034037 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra03221f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The detection of small molecular biothiols (cysteine, homocysteine and glutathione) is of great importance, as they involve in a series of physiological and pathological processes and are associated with many diseases. To realize the real-time monitoring of a specific biothiol, a rapid and reversible probe is required. Therefore, three probes, namely, o-MNPy, m-MNPy and p-MNPy, with pyridine substituted α, β-unsaturated ketone as the recognition site, were reported here, and the reactivity of the recognition site was finely tuned by the connection mode of the pyridine unit. To single out the optimal one, the response performances of three probes toward each biothiol were systemically studied, taking the differences of the intracellular contents of three biothiols into account during the evaluation. Biothiols reacted with the probes through Michael addition, and results showed that the slight structural variations could affect the performances of the probes obviously. p-MNPy with the pyridine unit connected to the recognition site through the para-position of the nitrogen atom, revealed the best sensing ability among the three probes. It demonstrated rapid response, good selectivity and sensitivity, excellent pH adaptability to Cys and GSH, and displayed reversible detection toward GSH. Finally, p-MNPy was successfully applied to track the GSH fluctuations under the oxidative stress stimulated by H2O2 in living cells. A reversible fluorescent probe for GSH was obtained through structure modulation, by which the intracellular GSH fluctuation was imaged.![]()
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- Yu Li
- Hubei Provincial Academy of Eco-Environmental Sciences Wuhan 430072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan 430205 China
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- Hubei Provincial Academy of Eco-Environmental Sciences Wuhan 430072 China
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- Hubei Provincial Academy of Eco-Environmental Sciences Wuhan 430072 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan 430205 China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan 430205 China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology Wuhan 430205 China
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Maeda M, Suzuki M, Takashima S, Sasaki T, Oh-Hashi K, Takemori H. The new live imagers MitoMM1/2 for mitochondrial visualization. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 562:50-54. [PMID: 34034093 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Mitochondria are eukaryotic organelles that consist of outer and inner bilayer membranes with a positive potential (H+) in the intermembrane space. This organelle plays an important role in ATP production and apoptosis. To observe the mitochondria in living cells, several fluorescent dyes (such as MitoTracker® [a standard mitochondrial imager] or rhodamine 123) have been developed. However, these reagents are unstable and exhibit a wide range of emission spectra, thereby hampering double staining results. Using recombinant DNA techniques, green or red fluorescent protein (GFP or RFP)-tagged proteins are now available for multi-color labeling of mitochondria. Here, we have discussed the development of the novel mitochondrial live imagers MitoMM1/2, derivatives of ATTO565; furthermore, MitoMM1/2 are sensitive to the membrane potential, resistant to detergents, and the fluorescence of MitoMM1/2 does not overlap with green fluorescence.
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- Miwa Maeda
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Division of Genomics Research, Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1193, Japan.
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Li X, Wang H, Zhang Y, Cao Q, Chen Y. A GSH-responsive PET-based fluorescent probe for cancer cells imaging. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.10.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A novel mitochondria-targeted fluorescent probe based on carbon dots for Cu2+ imaging in living cells and zebrafish. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chen J, Li Y, Feng X, She M, Yao W, Leng X, Liu P, Zhang S, Li J. An ICT-based fluorescent probe guided by theoretical calculation for selectively mapping endogenous GSH in living cells. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 246:119041. [PMID: 33080512 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Glutathione (GSH) is one of the most essential bio-thiols to maintain the redox balance of organisms which is strongly associated with many physiological processes. Detecting the concentration and mapping the distribution of GSH in the living system is significant to study many related diseases. In this work, we have successfully constructed an ICT-based model to guide the design and synthesis of GSH specific fluorescent probe CF1. A serials spectroscopy test demonstrated that the response of CF1 towards GSH owned large stokes shift (~167 nm) and an excellent linear relationship (0-120 μM, R2 = 0.9961). Furthermore, CF1 was successfully applied to image endogenous GSH in different cell lines with high sensitivity. This work is instructive for the oriented synthesis of ICT-based functional fluorescent probe and the further visualization of intracellular targets in the living system.
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- Jiao Chen
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province 710127, PR China; Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Biomedicine Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province, Lab of Tissue Engineering, the College of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Science & Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710069, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province 710127, PR China; Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Biomedicine Key Laboratory of Shaanxi Province, Lab of Tissue Engineering, the College of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Science & Medicine, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710069, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province 710127, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, Shaanxi province 710127, PR China.
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Ren H, Huo F, Yin C. Dual modulation sites for a reversible fluorescent probe for GSH over Cys/Hcy. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01490k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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An abnormal concentration of glutathione (GSH) is a health-associated risk factor, and it is an important signal for diseases such as Parkinson's disease, liver injury and cancer.
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- Haixian Ren
- Department of Chemistry
- Xinzhou Teachers University
- Xinzhou 034000
- China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
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- Research Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Xinzhou Teachers University
- Xinzhou 034000
- China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
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Yang C, Tu X, Ji X, Ye H, Li S, Sun L, Yi L, Xi Z. Investigation of thiolysis of 4-substituted SBD derivatives and rational design of a GSH-selective fluorescent probe. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:6527-6533. [PMID: 34259299 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob01114f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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In order to evaluate 7-sulfonamide benzoxadiazole (SBD) derivatives for the development of fluorescent probes, herein we investigated the thiolysis reactivity and selectivity of a series of SBD compounds with different atoms (N/O/S/Se) at the 4-position. Both SBD-amine and SBD-ether are stable toward biothiols in buffer (pH 7.4), while SBD-selenoether can react efficiently with biothiols GSH/Hcy, Cys, and H2S to produce SBD-SG/S-Hcy, SBD-NH-Cys, and SBD-SH, respectively, with three different sets of spectral signals. Therefore, the SBD-selenoether compounds should be useful platforms for the differentiation of these biothiols. Though SBD-alkylthioether shows much lower reactivity than SBD-selenoether, SBD-arylthioether is a tunable motif and structural modifications at the aryl moiety enable the rate of thiol-mediated thiolysis to be modified. To this end, an ER-targeted GSH-selective fluorescent probe 7 was rationally designed via thiolysis of SBD-arylthioether. Compared with control probe SBD-Cl, probe 7 exhibits improved GSH selectivity and better biocompatibility. In total, this study highlights that the modification at the 4-position of SBD is an efficient strategy for the development of new fluorescent probes with tunable reactivity and selectivity.
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- Chao Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, National Pesticide Engineering Research Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics (Theranostics), School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites and Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT), Beijing 100029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Department of Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry, National Pesticide Engineering Research Center, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
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Qaitoon A, Yong J, Zhang Z, Liu J, Xu ZP, Zhang R. Development of manganese dioxide-based nanoprobes for fluorescence detection and imaging of glutathione. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01843d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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A manganese dioxide-based nanoprobe is developed for fluorescence detection and imaging of glutathione (GSH) in yeast cells and onion tissues.
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- Ali Qaitoon
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
- The University of Queensland
- St. Lucia
- Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
- The University of Queensland
- St. Lucia
- Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
- The University of Queensland
- St. Lucia
- Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
- The University of Queensland
- St. Lucia
- Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
- The University of Queensland
- St. Lucia
- Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
- The University of Queensland
- St. Lucia
- Australia
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Jiang X, Chen J, Wang MC, Wang J. Glutathione Quantification in Live Cells with Real-Time Imaging and Flow Cytometry. STAR Protoc 2020; 1:100170. [PMID: 33377064 PMCID: PMC7757364 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2020.100170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Glutathione (GSH) is a highly dynamic, high abundance molecule regulating redox homeostasis in most mammalian cells. Traditional methods could not achieve quantification of glutathione in live cells with high spatial and temporal resolution. Here, we provide protocols on how to use reversible reaction-based ratiometric fluorescent probes, RealThiol (RT) and its derivatives, to quantify GSH globally or in specific organelles. The protocols are applicable to cultured or harvested cells through confocal imaging and flow cytometry. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Chen et al. (2017) and Jiang et al. (2015, 2017, 2018a). Quantitative real-time imaging of glutathione in live cells Subcellular quantification of glutathione using chemical- or protein-based targeting Quantitative flow cytometry of glutathione in live single-cell suspension
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- Xiqian Jiang
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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G. Keller S, Kamiya M, Urano Y. Recent Progress in Small Spirocyclic, Xanthene-Based Fluorescent Probes. Molecules 2020; 25:E5964. [PMID: 33339370 PMCID: PMC7766215 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25245964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The use of fluorescent probes in a multitude of applications is still an expanding field. This review covers the recent progress made in small molecular, spirocyclic xanthene-based probes containing different heteroatoms (e.g., oxygen, silicon, carbon) in position 10'. After a short introduction, we will focus on applications like the interaction of probes with enzymes and targeted labeling of organelles and proteins, detection of small molecules, as well as their use in therapeutics or diagnostics and super-resolution microscopy. Furthermore, the last part will summarize recent advances in the synthesis and understanding of their structure-behavior relationship including novel computational approaches.
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- Sascha G. Keller
- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; (S.G.K.); (M.K.)
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- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; (S.G.K.); (M.K.)
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- Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; (S.G.K.); (M.K.)
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- AMED-CREST, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development, 1-7-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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Yue Y, Huo F, Yin C. The chronological evolution of small organic molecular fluorescent probes for thiols. Chem Sci 2020; 12:1220-1226. [PMID: 34163883 PMCID: PMC8179126 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04960c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Abnormal concentrations of biothiols such as cysteine, homocysteine and glutathione are associated with various major diseases. In biological systems, the structural similarity and functional distinction of these three small molecular thiols has not only required rigorous molecular design of the fluorescent probes used to detect each thiol specifically, but it has also inspired scientists to uncover the ambiguous biological relationships between these bio-thiols. In this minireview, we will discuss the evolution of small organic molecular fluorescent probes for the detection of thiols over the past 60 years, highlighting the potent methodologies used in the design of thiol probes and their particular applications in the semi-quantification of cellular thiols and real-time labelling. At the same time, the present challenges that limit their further application will be discussed. We hope that this minireview will promote future research to enable deeper insight into the crucial role of thiols in biological systems. The chronological evolution of small organic molecular fluorescent probes for thiols: from separation dependency analysis to cellular specific analysis, what's next?![]()
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- Yongkang Yue
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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Zhang Y, Zhang J, Su M, Li C. Rational molecular design of a reversible BODIPY-Based fluorescent probe for real-time imaging of GSH dynamics in living cells. Biosens Bioelectron 2020; 175:112866. [PMID: 33272867 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Marring the reversible covalent chemistry with BODIPY dye, which is a superfamily of fluorophores with striking photophysical performances, would enable a panel of diverse dynamic fluorescent probes for biomedical applications. Herein we show that structural manipulation of BODIPY allows rational tuning of α-site or meso-site activation as well as the spectral response toward nucleophiles. By rational molecular design, we have obtained a highly specific and reversible GSH probe, αBD-GSH, which exhibits a tremendously fast and dynamic fluorescence response within the wide physiological GSH concentration range of 0-8 mM. We successfully applied αBD-GSH to real-time imaging of intracellular GSH dynamics in different cell lines. In light of the remarkable photophysical properties and synthesis flexibility of BODIPY dyes, the current findings will help to design more reversible BODIPY-based fluorescent probes targeting various bio-species.
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- Yushi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, PR China.
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Tian M, Liu Y, Jiang FL. On the Route to Quantitative Detection and Real-Time Monitoring of Glutathione in Living Cells by Reversible Fluorescent Probes. Anal Chem 2020; 92:14285-14291. [PMID: 33063515 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In the last few decades, growing numbers of fluorescent probes have been developed to detect intracellular GSH. However, the majority of probes for GSH were irreversible without monitoring the changes of intracellular GSH concentration. Therefore, recently, fluorescent probes for monitoring concentrations of GSH in real-time in living cells have come into being to address this challenge. This Perspective aimed at the development of reversible probes for GSH was organized by structural features, chemical reactions, and physicochemical properties. The reversible probes designed by a coumarin skeleton as a read-out fluorophore and the Michael addition reaction as a response mechanism accounted for most of the reported reversible probes. The performances of reversible fluorescent probes based on Michael addition could be roughly predicted by fundamental laws of kinetics and thermodynamics in physical chemistry. Essentially, the design principles included a highly reactive site for GSH, a small thermodynamic driving force, a desirable Kd of 1-10 mM, and excellent cell membrane permeability. Prospectively, the development of various mechanisms and fluorophores will be effective measures to enrich the types of reversible probes for GSH.
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- Ming Tian
- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China.,Hubei Province Key Laboratory for Coal Conversion and New Carbon Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, P. R. China.,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Natural Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanning Normal University, Nanning 530001, P. R. China
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- Sauvage Center for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
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Efficient β-Carboline Alkaloid-Based Probe for Highly Sensitive Imaging of Endogenous Glutathione in Wheat Germ Tissues. Int J Anal Chem 2020; 2020:8675784. [PMID: 33014063 PMCID: PMC7512064 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8675784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Discriminative detection of GSH is achieved by employing a highly sensitive and selective fluorescent probe (KL-DN) that bears β-carboline alkaloid as a potential fluorophore and an azide group as the recognition unit. A rapid fluorescence off-on change is caused by special redox reaction; KL-DN has the capability of monitoring endogenous GSH in wheat germ tissues, indicating that this probe holds great potential for biological applications in plant tissues.
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Broadband Terahertz Spectroscopy of Glutathione. CHINESE JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2040(20)60053-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chen D, Feng Y. Recent Progress of Glutathione (GSH) Specific Fluorescent Probes: Molecular Design, Photophysical Property, Recognition Mechanism and Bioimaging. Crit Rev Anal Chem 2020; 52:649-666. [PMID: 32941060 DOI: 10.1080/10408347.2020.1819193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The selective detection of glutathione (GSH) in vitro and in vivo has attracted great attentions, credited to its important role in life activities and association with a series of diseases. Among all kinds of analytical techniques, the fluorescent probe for GSH detection become prevalent recently because of its ease of operation, high temporal-spatial resolution, visualization and noninvasiveness, etc. The special structural features of GSH, such as the nucleophilicity of sulfhydryl group, the concerted reaction ability of amino group, the negative charged nature, the latent hydrogen bonding ability along with its flexible molecular chain, are all potent factors to be employed to design the specific fluorescent probe for GSH and discriminate it from other bio-species including its analogues cysteine (Cys) and homocysteine (Hcy). This paper reviewed the studies in the last 3 years and was organized based on the reaction mechanism of each probe. According to the reactivity of GSH, various recognition mechanisms including Michael addition, nucleophilic aromatic substitution, ordinary nucleophilic substitution, multi-site reaction, and other unique reactions have been utilized to construct the GSH specific fluorescent probes, and the molecular design strategy, photophysical property, recognition mechanism, and bioimaging application of each reported probe were all discussed here systematically. Great progress has been made in this area, and we believe the analyses and summarization of these excellent studies would provide valuable message and inspiration to researchers to advance the research toward clinic applications.
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- Dugang Chen
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China
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Guo WH, Qi X, Yu X, Liu Y, Chung CI, Bai F, Lin X, Lu D, Wang L, Chen J, Su LH, Nomie KJ, Li F, Wang MC, Shu X, Onuchic JN, Woyach JA, Wang ML, Wang J. Enhancing intracellular accumulation and target engagement of PROTACs with reversible covalent chemistry. Nat Commun 2020; 11:4268. [PMID: 32848159 PMCID: PMC7450057 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17997-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Current efforts in the proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) field mostly focus on choosing an appropriate E3 ligase for the target protein, improving the binding affinities towards the target protein and the E3 ligase, and optimizing the PROTAC linker. However, due to the large molecular weights of PROTACs, their cellular uptake remains an issue. Through comparing how different warhead chemistry, reversible noncovalent (RNC), reversible covalent (RC), and irreversible covalent (IRC) binders, affects the degradation of Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK), we serendipitously discover that cyano-acrylamide-based reversible covalent chemistry can significantly enhance the intracellular accumulation and target engagement of PROTACs and develop RC-1 as a reversible covalent BTK PROTAC with a high target occupancy as its corresponding kinase inhibitor and effectiveness as a dual functional inhibitor and degrader, a different mechanism-of-action for PROTACs. Importantly, this reversible covalent strategy is generalizable to improve other PROTACs, opening a path to enhance PROTAC efficacy.
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- Wen-Hao Guo
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Department of Lymphoma/Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
- Center for Drug Discovery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Liu H, Wang S, Gao H, Shen Z. Reversible Reaction‐Based Fluorescent Probes for Dynamic Sensing and Bioimaging. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Hui Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University 210046 Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University 210046 Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University 210046 Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University 210046 Nanjing P. R. China
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Khatun S, Yang S, Zhao YQ, Lu Y, Podder A, Zhou Y, Bhuniya S. Highly Chemoselective Self-Calibrated Fluorescent Probe Monitors Glutathione Dynamics in Nucleolus in Live Cells. Anal Chem 2020; 92:10989-10995. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Sabina Khatun
- Amrita Centre for Industrial Research & Innovation, Amrita School of engineering, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Tamilnadu 641112, India
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- College of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- College of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- College of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- Amrita Centre for Industrial Research & Innovation, Amrita School of engineering, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Tamilnadu 641112, India
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- College of Chemical Science and Technology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
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- Amrita Centre for Industrial Research & Innovation, Amrita School of engineering, Coimbatore, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Tamilnadu 641112, India
- Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Amrita School of Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore 641112, India
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Zhu N, Guo X, Pang S, Chang Y, Liu X, Shi Z, Feng S. Mitochondria-Immobilized Unimolecular Fluorescent Probe for Multiplexing Imaging of Living Cancer Cells. Anal Chem 2020; 92:11103-11110. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c01046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Nansong Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, P. R. China
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