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Shoup D, Priola SA. Grp78 destabilization of infectious prions is strain-specific and modified by multiple factors including accessory chaperones and pH. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107346. [PMID: 38718859 PMCID: PMC11176782 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024] Open
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Lethal neurodegenerative prion diseases result from the continuous accumulation of infectious and variably protease-resistant prion protein aggregates (PrPD) which are misfolded forms of the normally detergent soluble and protease-sensitive cellular prion protein. Molecular chaperones like Grp78 have been found to reduce the accumulation of PrPD, but how different cellular environments and other chaperones influence the ability of Grp78 to modify PrPD is poorly understood. In this work, we investigated how pH and protease-mediated structural changes in PrPD from two mouse-adapted scrapie prion strains, 22L and 87V, influenced processing by Grp78 in the presence or absence of chaperones Hsp90, DnaJC1, and Stip1. We developed a cell-free in vitro system to monitor chaperone-mediated structural changes to, and disaggregation of, PrPD. For both strains, Grp78 was most effective at structurally altering PrPD at low pH, especially when additional chaperones were present. While Grp78, DnaJC1, Stip1, and Hsp90 were unable to disaggregate the majority of PrPD from either strain, pretreatment of PrPD with proteases increased disaggregation of 22L PrPD compared to 87V, indicating strain-specific differences in aggregate structure were impacting chaperone activity. Hsp90 also induced structural changes in 87V PrPD as indicated by an increase in the susceptibility of its n-terminus to proteases. Our data suggest that, while chaperones like Grp78, DnaJC1, Stip1, and Hsp90 disaggregate only a small fraction of PrPD, they may still facilitate its clearance by altering aggregate structure and sensitizing PrPD to proteases in a strain and pH-dependent manner.
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- Daniel Shoup
- Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Laboratory of Neurological Infections and Immunity, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA.
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- Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Laboratory of Neurological Infections and Immunity, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, Montana, USA
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Weber JJ, Geisbrecht BV, Kanost MR, Gorman MJ. A conserved asparagine residue stabilizes iron binding in Manduca sexta transferrin-1. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2024; 168:104109. [PMID: 38494145 PMCID: PMC11018507 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2024.104109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Transferrin 1 (Tsf1) is an insect-specific iron-binding protein that is abundant in hemolymph and other extracellular fluids. It binds iron tightly at neutral pH and releases iron under acidic conditions. Tsf1 influences the distribution of iron in the body and protects against infection. Elucidating the mechanisms by which Tsf1 achieves these functions will require an understanding of how Tsf1 binds and releases iron. Previously, crystallized Tsf1 from Manduca sexta was shown to have a novel type of iron coordination that involves four iron-binding ligands: two tyrosine residues (Tyr90 and Tyr204), a buried carbonate anion, and a solvent-exposed carbonate anion. The solvent-exposed carbonate anion was bound by a single amino acid residue, a highly conserved asparagine at position 121 (Asn121); thus, we predicted that Asn121 would be essential for high-affinity iron binding. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed the iron-binding and -release properties of five forms of recombinant Tsf1: wild-type, a Y90F/Y204F double mutant (negative control), and three Asn121 mutants (N121A, N121D and N121S). Each of the Asn121 mutants exhibited altered spectral properties, confirming that Asn121 contributes to iron coordination. The N121D and N121S mutations resulted in slightly lower affinity for iron, especially at acidic pH, while iron binding and release by the N121A mutant was indistinguishable from that of the wild-type protein. The surprisingly minor consequences of mutating Asn121, despite its high degree of conservation in diverse insect species, suggest that Asn121 may play a role that is essential in vivo but non-essential for high affinity iron binding in vitro.
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- Jacob J Weber
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506, USA.
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Ma J, Sun R, Xia K, Xia Q, Liu Y, Zhang X. Design and Application of Fluorescent Probes to Detect Cellular Physical Microenvironments. Chem Rev 2024; 124:1738-1861. [PMID: 38354333 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00573] [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: 02/16/2024]
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The microenvironment is indispensable for functionality of various biomacromolecules, subcellular compartments, living cells, and organisms. In particular, physical properties within the biological microenvironment could exert profound effects on both the cellular physiology and pathology, with parameters including the polarity, viscosity, pH, and other relevant factors. There is a significant demand to directly visualize and quantitatively measure the fluctuation in the cellular microenvironment with spatiotemporal resolution. To satisfy this need, analytical methods based on fluorescence probes offer great opportunities due to the facile, sensitive, and dynamic detection that these molecules could enable in varying biological settings from in vitro samples to live animal models. Herein, we focus on various types of small molecule fluorescent probes for the detection and measurement of physical parameters of the microenvironment, including pH, polarity, viscosity, mechanical force, temperature, and electron potential. For each parameter, we primarily describe the chemical mechanisms underlying how physical properties are correlated with changes of various fluorescent signals. This review provides both an overview and a perspective for the development of small molecule fluorescent probes to visualize the dynamic changes in the cellular environment, to expand the knowledge for biological process, and to enrich diagnostic tools for human diseases.
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- Junbao Ma
- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
- Institute of Natural Sciences, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Proteomics, National Chromatographic R. & A. Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian Liaoning 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Center for Industries of the Future, Westlake University, 600 Dunyu Road, Hangzhou 310030, Zhejiang Province, China
- Westlake Laboratory of Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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Sakurai A, Kawaguchi K, Watanabe M, Okajima S, Furukawa S, Koga K, Oh-Hashi K, Hirata Y, Furuta K, Takemori H. Melanosomal localization is required for GIF-2115/2250 to inhibit melanogenesis in B16F10 melanoma cells. Int J Cosmet Sci 2024. [PMID: 38327040 DOI: 10.1111/ics.12949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Tyrosinase inhibitors suppress melanogenesis in melanocytes. During a screening for tyrosinase inhibitors, however, we noticed some discrepancies in inhibitory efficacies between melanocytes and in vitro assays. The compound (S)-N-{3-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]propyl}-N-methyl-indan-1-amine (GIF-2115) exerts antioxidative stress activity upon accumulation in late endosomes and lysosomes. GIF-2115 was also identified as a potent antimelanogenic reagent in B16F10 mouse melanoma cells. GIF-2115 inhibited the activity of mushroom tyrosinase and the lysates of B16F10 cells. However, structure-activity relationship studies indicated that GIF-2238, which lacks the benzene ring in the aminoindan structure of GIF-2115, inhibited tyrosinase activity in vitro but did not inhibit melanogenesis in B16F10 cells. The aim of the present study is to show the importance of the intracellular distribution of tyrosinase inhibitors in exerting their antimelanogenic activity in melanocytes. METHODS The intracellular distribution of compounds was monitored by linking with the fluorescent group of 7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (NBD). To mislocalize GIF-2115 to mitochondria, the mitochondria-preferring fluoroprobe ATTO565 was used. RESULTS We reconfirmed the localization of GIF-2250 (GIF-2115-NBD) not only to matured but also to early-stage melanosomes. Although GIF-2286 (GIF-2238-NBD) maintained tyrosinase inhibitory activity, it did not show specific intracellular localization. Moreover, when GIF-2115 was linked with ATTO565, the resultant compound GIF-2265 did not inhibit melanogenesis in B16F10 cells, despite its strong tyrosinase inhibitory activity. CONCLUSION These results suggest that melanosomal localization is essential for the antimelanogenic activity of GIF-2115, and GIF-2115 derivatives may be new guides for drugs to endosomes and lysosomes as well as melanosomes.
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- Ayumi Sakurai
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
- The United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences of Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
- The United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences of Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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Park D, Lee SJ, Park JW. Aptamer-Based Smart Targeting and Spatial Trigger-Response Drug-Delivery Systems for Anticancer Therapy. Biomedicines 2024; 12:187. [PMID: 38255292 PMCID: PMC10813750 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12010187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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In recent years, the field of drug delivery has witnessed remarkable progress, driven by the quest for more effective and precise therapeutic interventions. Among the myriad strategies employed, the integration of aptamers as targeting moieties and stimuli-responsive systems has emerged as a promising avenue, particularly in the context of anticancer therapy. This review explores cutting-edge advancements in targeted drug-delivery systems, focusing on the integration of aptamers and stimuli-responsive platforms for enhanced spatial anticancer therapy. In the aptamer-based drug-delivery systems, we delve into the versatile applications of aptamers, examining their conjugation with gold, silica, and carbon materials. The synergistic interplay between aptamers and these materials is discussed, emphasizing their potential in achieving precise and targeted drug delivery. Additionally, we explore stimuli-responsive drug-delivery systems with an emphasis on spatial anticancer therapy. Tumor microenvironment-responsive nanoparticles are elucidated, and their capacity to exploit the dynamic conditions within cancerous tissues for controlled drug release is detailed. External stimuli-responsive strategies, including ultrasound-mediated, photo-responsive, and magnetic-guided drug-delivery systems, are examined for their role in achieving synergistic anticancer effects. This review integrates diverse approaches in the quest for precision medicine, showcasing the potential of aptamers and stimuli-responsive systems to revolutionize drug-delivery strategies for enhanced anticancer therapy.
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- Dongsik Park
- Drug Manufacturing Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (K-MEDI Hub), Daegu 41061, Republic of Korea
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- Drug Manufacturing Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (K-MEDI Hub), Daegu 41061, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Device Development Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation (K-MEDI Hub), Daegu 41061, Republic of Korea
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Zhang L, Guo J, You Q, Xu Y. A water-soluble fluorescent pH probe and its application for monitoring lysosomal pH changes in living cells. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2023. [PMID: 37317586 DOI: 10.1039/d3ay00343d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Intracellular pH plays a crucial role in many cellular processes, and abnormal intracellular pH has been linked to common diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's. To address this issue, a water-soluble fluorescent pH probe was designed based on the protonation/deprotonation of the 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl group, using dicyanoisophorone as the fluorophore. In the neutral form of the probe, fluorescence is quenched due to charge transfer from the 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl group to the fluorophore upon excitation. Under acidic conditions, protonation of the 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl group inhibits the photoinduced electron transfer process, leading to an increase in fluorescence intensity. Density-functional theory calculations also verified the fluorescence OFF-ON mechanism. The probe exhibits high selectivity, photostability, fast response to pH changes, and low cytotoxicity to cells. Additionally, the probe selectively accumulates in lysosomes, with a high Pearson coefficient (0.95) using LysoTracker Green DND-26 as a reference. Notably, the probe can monitor lysosomal pH changes in living cells and track pH changes stimulated by chloroquine. We anticipate that the probe has potential for diagnosing pH-related diseases.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Biology, Xinzhou Teachers University, Xinzhou, Shanxi Province 034000, P. R. of China
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- ShanXi Weipu Testing Technology Co. Ltd, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province 030012, P. R. of China
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- College of Environment and Public Health, Xiamen Huaxia University, Xiamen, Fujian Province 361024, P. R. of China.
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Ludong University, Yantai, Shandong Province 264025, P. R. of China
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Aganovic A. pH-dependent endocytosis mechanisms for influenza A and SARS-coronavirus. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1190463. [PMID: 37234537 PMCID: PMC10206014 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1190463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the influenza epidemics have revived the interest in understanding how these highly contagious enveloped viruses respond to alterations in the physicochemical properties of their microenvironment. By understanding the mechanisms and conditions by which viruses exploit the pH environment of the host cell during endocytosis, we can gain a better understanding of how they respond to pH-regulated anti-viral therapies but also pH-induced changes in extracellular environments. This review provides a detailed explanation of the pH-dependent viral structural changes preceding and initiating viral disassembly during endocytosis for influenza A (IAV) and SARS coronaviruses. Drawing upon extensive literature from the last few decades and latest research, I analyze and compare the circumstances in which IAV and SARS-coronavirus can undertake endocytotic pathways that are pH-dependent. While there are similarities in the pH-regulated patterns leading to fusion, the mechanisms and pH activation differ. In terms of fusion activity, the measured activation pH values for IAV, across all subtypes and species, vary between approximately 5.0 to 6.0, while SARS-coronavirus necessitates a lower pH of 6.0 or less. The main difference between the pH-dependent endocytic pathways is that the SARS-coronavirus, unlike IAV, require the presence of specific pH-sensitive enzymes (cathepsin L) during endosomal transport. Conversely, the conformational changes in the IAV virus under acidic conditions in endosomes occur due to the specific envelope glycoprotein residues and envelope protein ion channels (viroporins) getting protonated by H+ ions. Despite extensive research over several decades, comprehending the pH-triggered conformational alterations of viruses still poses a significant challenge. The precise mechanisms of protonation mechanisms of certain during endosomal transport for both viruses remain incompletely understood. In absence of evidence, further research is needed.
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Chen R, Wang L, Ding G, Han G, Qiu K, Sun Y, Diao J. Constant Conversion Rate of Endolysosomes Revealed by a pH-Sensitive Fluorescent Probe. ACS Sens 2023; 8:2068-2078. [PMID: 37141429 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c00340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Endolysosome dynamics plays an important role in autophagosome biogenesis. Hence, imaging the subcellular dynamics of endolysosomes using high-resolution fluorescent imaging techniques would deepen our understanding of autophagy and benefit the development of pharmaceuticals against endosome-related diseases. Taking advantage of the intramolecular charge-transfer mechanism, herein we report a cationic quinolinium-based fluorescent probe (PyQPMe) that exhibits excellent pH-sensitive fluorescence in endolysosomes at different stages of interest. A systematic photophysical and computational study on PyQPMe was carried out to rationalize its highly pH-dependent absorption and emission spectra. The large Stokes shift and strong fluorescence intensity of PyQPMe can effectively reduce the background noise caused by excitation light and microenvironments and provide a high signal-to-noise ratio for high-resolution imaging of endolysosomes. By applying PyQPMe as a small molecular probe in live cells, we were able to reveal a constant conversion rate from early endosomes to late endosomes/lysosomes during autophagy at the submicron level.
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- Rui Chen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, United States
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- Department of Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, United States
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Chen X, Tan D, Dong J, Ma T, Duan Y, Yang DT. [4]Triangulenes Modified by Three Oxygen-Boron-Oxygen (OBO) Units: Synthesis, Characterizations, and Anti-Kasha Emissions. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:10085-10091. [PMID: 36269151 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Modification of π-conjugated systems using a boron atom as the dopant has become a powerful approach to create new structures and new properties. Herein, we report a facile synthesis of replacing the carbon edges of [4]triangulene by three oxygen-boron-oxygen (OBO) units. The OBO-modified [4]triangulenes are structurally similar to [4]triangulene and isoelectronic to the trianion of [4]triangulene. The structure of OBO-modified [4]triangulene is confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, revealing an off-plane core with three edge-modified OBO units. These OBO-modified [4]triangulenes exhibit excellent thermal stability. These compounds have phosphorescence with lifetime longer than 1 s at 77 K. Both theoretical calculations and photophysical investigation of OBO-modified [4]triangulenes indicate that this kind of molecules display a rare anti-Kasha fluorescence and phosphorescence emissions from multiple higher excited states.
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- Xiaobin Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710072, China
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Nikolova Y, Fabri B, Moneva Lorente P, Guarnieri‐Ibáñez A, de Aguirre A, Soda Y, Pescitelli G, Zinna F, Besnard C, Guénée L, Moreau D, Di Bari L, Bakker E, Poblador‐Bahamonde AI, Lacour J. Chemo- and Regioselective Multiple C(sp 2 )-H Insertions of Malonate Metal Carbenes for Late-Stage Functionalizations of Azahelicenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210798. [PMID: 35943860 PMCID: PMC9825994 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Chiral quinacridines react up to four times, step-by-step, with α-diazomalonates under RuII and RhII catalysis. By selecting the catalyst, [CpRu(CH3 CN)3 ][PF6 ] (Cp=cyclopentadienyl) or Rh2 (oct)4 , chemo and regioselective insertions of derived metal carbenes are achieved in favor of mono- or bis-functionalized malonate derivatives, respectively, (r.r.>49 : 1, up to 77 % yield, 12 examples). This multi-introduction of malonate groups is particularly useful to tune optical and chemical properties such as absorption, emission or Brønsted acidity but also cellular bioimaging. Density-functional theory further elucidates the origin of the carbene insertion selectivity and also showcases the importance of conformations in the optical response.
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- Yana Nikolova
- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of GenevaQuai Ernest Ansermet 301211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of GenevaQuai Ernest Ansermet 301211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of GenevaQuai Ernest Ansermet 301211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of GenevaQuai Ernest Ansermet 301211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryUniversity of GenevaQuai Ernest Ansermet 301211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica IndustrialeUniversity of PisaVia G. Moruzzi 1356124PisaItaly
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica IndustrialeUniversity of PisaVia G. Moruzzi 1356124PisaItaly
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- Laboratory of CrystallographyUniversity of GenevaQuai Ernest Ansermet 241211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Laboratory of CrystallographyUniversity of GenevaQuai Ernest Ansermet 241211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of GenevaQuai Ernest Ansermet 241211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica IndustrialeUniversity of PisaVia G. Moruzzi 1356124PisaItaly
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryUniversity of GenevaQuai Ernest Ansermet 301211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of GenevaQuai Ernest Ansermet 301211Geneva 4Switzerland
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Frédéric L, Fabri B, Guénée L, Zinna F, Di Bari L, Lacour J. Triple Regioselective Functionalization of Cationic [4]Helicenes via Iridium-Catalyzed Borylation and Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reactivity. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201853. [PMID: 35796630 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201853] [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] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In essentially one-pot, using Ir- and Pd-catalysis, tris(arene)-functionalized cationic [4]helicenes are synthesized with full regioselectivity and enantiospecificity starting from a trivial precursor (17 examples). This poly-addition of aryl groups improves key optical properties, that is, fluorescence quantum yields and lifetimes. Electronic circular dichroism and circularly polarized luminescence signatures are observed up to the far-red domain, in particular with additional arenes prone to aggregation.
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- Lucas Frédéric
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Cristallographie, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 24, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Nikolova Y, Fabri B, Moneva Lorente P, Guarnieri-Ibáñez A, de Aguirre A, Soda Y, Pescitelli G, Zinna F, Besnard C, Guénée L, Moreau D, Di Bari L, Bakker E, Poblador Bahamonde AI, Lacour J. Chemo‐ and Regioselective Multiple C(sp2)−H Insertions of Malonate Metal Carbenes for Late‐Stage Functionalizations of Azahelicenes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Yana Nikolova
- Université de Genève: Universite de Geneve Organic Chemistry SWITZERLAND
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- Université de Genève: Universite de Geneve Organic Chemistry SWITZERLAND
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- Université de Genève: Universite de Geneve Organic Chemistry SWITZERLAND
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- Université de Genève: Universite de Geneve Organic Chemistry SWITZERLAND
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- Université de Genève: Universite de Geneve Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry SWITZERLAND
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- Università di Pisa: Universita degli Studi di Pisa chemistry and industrial chemistry ITALY
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- Università di Pisa: Universita degli Studi di Pisa chemistry and industrial chemistry ITALY
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- Université de Genève: Universite de Geneve Laboratory of Crystallography SWITZERLAND
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- Université de Genève: Universite de Geneve Laboratory of Crystallography SWITZERLAND
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- Université de Genève: Universite de Geneve Department of Biochemistry SWITZERLAND
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- Università di Pisa: Universita degli Studi di Pisa chemistry and industrial chemistry ITALY
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- Université de Genève: Universite de Geneve Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry SWITZERLAND
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- University of Geneva Department of Organic Chemistry Quai Ernest Ansermet 30 CH-1211 Geneva 4 SWITZERLAND
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Assies L, Mercier V, López‐Andarias J, Roux A, Sakai N, Matile S. The Dynamic Range of Acidity: Tracking Rules for the Unidirectional Penetration of Cellular Compartments. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202200192. [PMID: 35535626 PMCID: PMC9400975 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Labeled ammonium cations with pKa ∼7.4 accumulate in acidic organelles because they can be neutralized transiently to cross the membrane at cytosolic pH 7.2 but not at their internal pH<5.5. Retention in early endosomes with less acidic internal pH was achieved recently using weaker acids of up to pKa 9.8. We report here that primary ammonium cations with higher pKa 10.6, label early endosomes more efficiently. This maximized early endosome tracking coincides with increasing labeling of Golgi networks with similarly weak internal acidity. Guanidinium cations with pKa 13.5 cannot cross the plasma membrane in monomeric form and label the plasma membrane with selectivity for vesicles embarking into endocytosis. Self-assembled into micelles, guanidinium cations enter cells like arginine-rich cell-penetrating peptides and, driven by their membrane potential, penetrate mitochondria unidirectionally despite their high inner pH. The resulting tracking rules with an approximated dynamic range of pKa change ∼3.5 are expected to be generally valid, thus enabling the design of chemistry tools for biology research in the broadest sense. From a practical point of view, most relevant are two complementary fluorescent flipper probes that can be used to image the mechanics at the very beginning of endocytosis.
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- Lea Assies
- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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- School of Chemistry and BiochemistryNCCR Chemical BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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Wu RS, Lin YS, Nain A, Unnikrishnan B, Lin YF, Yang CR, Chen TH, Huang YF, Huang CC, Chang HT. Evaluation of chemotherapeutic response in living cells using subcellular Organelle‒Selective amphipathic carbon dots. Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 211:114362. [PMID: 35617797 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Monitoring of structural changes in subcellular organelles is critical to evaluate the chemotherapeutic response of cells. However, commercial organelle selective fluorophores are easily photobleached, and thus are unsuitable for real-time and long-term observation. We have developed photostable carbon-dot liposomes (CDsomes)-based fluorophores for organellar and suborganellar imaging to circumvent these issues. The CDs synthesized through a mild pyrolysis/hydrolysis process exhibit amphipathic nature and underwent self-assembly to form liposome-like structures (CDsomes). The controlled hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity-guided preparation of CDsomes are used to selectively and rapidly (<1 min) stain nucleolus, cytoplasm, and membrane. In addition, the CDsomes offer universal high-contrast staining not only in fixed cells but also in living cells, allowing real-time observation and morphological identification in the specimen. The as-prepared CDsomes exhibit excitation-dependent fluorescence, and are much more stable under photoirradiation (e.g., ultraviolet light) than traditional subcellular dyes. Interestingly, the CDsomes can be transferred to daughter cells by diluting the particles, enabling multigenerational tracking of suborganelle for up to six generations, without interrupting the staining pattern. Therefore, we believe that the ultra-photostable CDsomes with high biocompatibility, and long-term suborganellar imaging capabilities, hold a great potential for screening and evaluating therapeutic performance of various chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Ren-Siang Wu
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Analytical and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan; Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan.
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan; Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan.
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Borissov A, Maurya YK, Moshniaha L, Wong WS, Żyła-Karwowska M, Stępień M. Recent Advances in Heterocyclic Nanographenes and Other Polycyclic Heteroaromatic Compounds. Chem Rev 2022; 122:565-788. [PMID: 34850633 PMCID: PMC8759089 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 215] [Impact Index Per Article: 107.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This review surveys recent progress in the chemistry of polycyclic heteroaromatic molecules with a focus on structural diversity and synthetic methodology. The article covers literature published during the period of 2016-2020, providing an update to our first review of this topic (Chem. Rev. 2017, 117 (4), 3479-3716).
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- Wydział Chemii, Uniwersytet
Wrocławski, ul. F. Joliot-Curie 14, 50-383 Wrocław, Poland
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Tang Y, Chen X, Zhang S, Smith ZJ, Gao T. Vibrational Fingerprint Analysis of an Azo-based Resonance Raman Scattering Probe for Imaging Proton Distribution in Cellular Lysosomes. Anal Chem 2021; 93:15659-15666. [PMID: 34779624 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Due to the fundamental mechanism of vibrational state transitions for chemical bonds, the spectra of Raman scattering are narrow-banded and photostable signals capable of probing specific reactions. In the case of protonation/deprotonation reactions, certain chemical bonds are broken and new bonds are formed. Based on the changes of the vibrational modes for the corresponding bonds, fingerprint analysis of multiple Raman bands may allow for the in situ visualization of proton distribution in live cells. However, Raman scattering faces the well-known challenge of low sensitivity. To perform the vibrational fingerprint analysis of Raman scattering by overcoming this challenge, we developed an azo-based resonance Raman pH probe. It was an azobenzene-featured small molecule responsive to protons with the inherent Raman signal ∼104-fold more intense than that of the conventional alkyne-type Raman reporter 5-ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine. Through the substitution of the electron-donating and -withdrawing entities to the azobenzene group, the effect of resonance Raman scattering and fluorescence quenching was obtained. This effect resulted in a significant Raman enhancement factor of ∼103 compared to the counterpart molecules without the molecular design. Based on the enhanced Raman sensitivity of the azo-based resonance Raman pH probe, the identification of vibrational fingerprint changes at the azo group was achieved during the protonation/deprotonation reactions, and the vibrational fingerprint analysis resolved a pH difference of less than 0.2 unit. The method enabled sensitive hyperspectral cell imaging that clearly visualized the change of proton distribution in autophagic cells.
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- Yuchen Tang
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, Anhui, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide and Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China
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Piazzolla F, Mercier V, Assies L, Sakai N, Roux A, Matile S. Fluorescent Membrane Tension Probes for Early Endosomes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12258-12263. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Francesca Piazzolla
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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Piazzolla F, Mercier V, Assies L, Sakai N, Roux A, Matile S. Fluorescent Membrane Tension Probes for Early Endosomes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Francesca Piazzolla
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology University of Geneva Geneva Switzerland
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Long M, Liu S, Shan X, Mao J, Yang F, Wu X, Qiu L, Chen J. Self-assembly of pH-sensitive micelles for enhanced delivery of doxorubicin to melanoma cells. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Straková K, López-Andarias J, Jiménez-Rojo N, Chambers JE, Marciniak SJ, Riezman H, Sakai N, Matile S. HaloFlippers: A General Tool for the Fluorescence Imaging of Precisely Localized Membrane Tension Changes in Living Cells. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:1376-1385. [PMID: 32875078 PMCID: PMC7453570 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.0c00666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Tools to image membrane tension in response to mechanical stimuli are badly needed in mechanobiology. We have recently introduced mechanosensitive flipper probes to report quantitatively global membrane tension changes in fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) images of living cells. However, to address specific questions on physical forces in biology, the probes need to be localized precisely in the membrane of interest (MOI). Herein we present a general strategy to image the tension of the MOI by tagging our newly introduced HaloFlippers to self-labeling HaloTags fused to proteins in this membrane. The critical challenge in the construction of operational HaloFlippers is the tether linking the flipper and the HaloTag: It must be neither too taut nor too loose, be hydrophilic but lipophilic enough to passively diffuse across membranes to reach the HaloTags, and allow partitioning of flippers into the MOI after the reaction. HaloFlippers with the best tether show localized and selective fluorescence after reacting with HaloTags that are close enough to the MOI but remain nonemissive if the MOI cannot be reached. Their fluorescence lifetime in FLIM images varies depending on the nature of the MOI and responds to myriocin-mediated sphingomyelin depletion as well as to osmotic stress. The response to changes in such precisely localized membrane tension follows the validated principles, thus confirming intact mechanosensitivity. Examples covered include HaloTags in the Golgi apparatus, peroxisomes, endolysosomes, and the ER, all thus becoming accessible to the selective fluorescence imaging of membrane tension.
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- Karolína Straková
- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
- (J.L.-A.)
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- Cambridge
Institute for Medical Research, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- Cambridge
Institute for Medical Research, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, United Kingdom
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry and National Centre of Competence in
Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology, University
of Geneva, Geneva 1211, Switzerland
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Das A, De D, Ghosh A, Goswami MM. An innovative cell imaging by beet root extracted pigment. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2020; 230:118037. [PMID: 31958603 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fluorescent dyes are of immense interest due to their nontrivial applications in cell imaging to observe different micro organelles and their functions. We have discovered organic Beet-root extracted water soluble fluorescent (BREWSF) dye as an efficient pigment for effective cell imaging. The extraction of this pigment from beet root and its preservation is very easy and cost effective. The BREWSF dye is characterized by IR, UV-Vis, NMR, mass, fluorescence spectroscopy and flowcytometry. By applying this dye on different types of human cells we obtained very good results in fluorescence microscopy, flowcytometry and confocal cell imaging. We also have noticed that this dye takes very less internalization time to produce very good fluorescence image and flowcytometry results of cells and also remains stable at different pH levels.
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- Arpita Das
- CRNN Division, Calcutta University, Block-JD, Sector III-2, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, India
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- CRNN Division, Calcutta University, Block-JD, Sector III-2, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, India
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- CRNN Division, Calcutta University, Block-JD, Sector III-2, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, India
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- S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Block-JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700106, India.
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Khan MA, Ghosh S, Bera S, Hoque A, Sk I, Ansari SN, Mobin SM, Alam MA. Crystallographic Elucidation of Stimuli-Controlled Molecular Rotation for a Reversible Sol-Gel Transformation. J Org Chem 2020; 85:4019-4025. [PMID: 32077292 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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To get an idea about the most probable microporous supramolecular environment in the gel state, gelator molecule 1 has been crystallized from its gelling solvent (dimethylformamide). Crystal structure analysis of 1 shows a strong π···π stacking interaction between the electron-deficient pentafluorophenyl ring and electron-rich naphthyl ring. The gelling solvent situated in the "molecular pocket" stitches the gelators through weak H-bonding interactions to facilitate the formation of an organogel. Scanning electron microscopy analysis exhibits a ribbonlike fibrous morphology that resembles the supramolecular arrangement of 1 in its crystalline state, as evidenced by powder X-ray diffraction. In the presence of external stimuli (tetrabutylammonium fluoride), the organogel of 1 disassembles into sol. This sol-gel transformation phenomenon has been explained on the basis of X-ray single-crystal analysis. Single crystals obtained from the sol state show that naphthylic -OH of 1 gets deprotonated, resulting in C-C bond rotation that plays a major role in the sol-gel transformation. Gelator 1 exhibits weak green fluorescence in the gel state, whereas it shows highly intense yellow fluorescence in the sol state. Furthermore, a reversible sol-gel transformation associated with changes in the spectroscopic properties has been observed in the presence of acids and fluoride ions, respectively.
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- Mehebub Ali Khan
- Department of Chemistry, Aliah University, Action Area IIA/27, New Town, Kolkata 700160, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Aliah University, Action Area IIA/27, New Town, Kolkata 700160, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, 188, Raja S.C. Mallick Road, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Aliah University, Action Area IIA/27, New Town, Kolkata 700160, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Aliah University, Action Area IIA/27, New Town, Kolkata 700160, India
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- Discipline of Chemistry, IIT Indore, Indore 453552, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Aliah University, Action Area IIA/27, New Town, Kolkata 700160, India
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Murfin LC, Chiang K, Williams GT, Lyall CL, Jenkins ATA, Wenk J, James TD, Lewis SE. A Colorimetric Chemosensor Based on a Nozoe Azulene That Detects Fluoride in Aqueous/Alcoholic Media. Front Chem 2020; 8:10. [PMID: 32064247 PMCID: PMC7000628 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Colorimetry is an advantageous method for detecting fluoride in drinking water in a resource-limited context, e. g., in parts of the developing world where excess fluoride intake leads to harmful health effects. Here we report a selective colorimetric chemosensor for fluoride that employs an azulene as the reporter motif and a pinacolborane as the receptor motif. The chemosensor, NAz-6-Bpin, is prepared using the Nozoe azulene synthesis, which allows for its rapid and low-cost synthesis. The chemosensor gives a visually observable response to fluoride both in pure organic solvent and also in water/alcohol binary solvent mixtures.
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- Lloyd C Murfin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.,School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Materials and Chemical Characterization (MC2), University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Water Innovation & Research Centre, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.,Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.,Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom.,Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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Li B, Jiang S, Gao J, Wu X, Deng J, Zhang L, Yu Z. Dual Colorimetric/Fluorometric Double-Throw pH-Switches: The Dimroth Rearrangement of N,9-Diaryl 8-Azaadenines. Chempluschem 2020; 84:427-431. [PMID: 31939209 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900117] [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: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A library of 12N,9-Diaryl 2-methyl-8-azaadenine (DAMA) compounds was designed and constructed through an aryl-pairing combination strategy for identifying a nucleobase-containing molecular switch that functions by the pH-regulated Dimroth rearrangement. By utilizing 2D thin-layer chromatography/mass spectrometry (2D-TLC-MS), the DAMA compounds were easily screened to identify which compounds could be used as molecular switches. The pH-switching ability of the DAMA was achieved by incorporating the acridine group as the key structural unit, as well as dual-modal colorimetric/fluorometric on/off properties as the probe functions. The real-time tracing of the switching process clearly indicated that the paired aromatics on both terminals of the DAMA molecule play a key role in tuning the switching kinetics.
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- Bo Li
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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Minkin VI, Starikov AG, Starikova AA, Gapurenko OA, Minyaev RM, Boldyrev AI. Electronic structure and magnetic properties of the triangular nanographenes with radical substituents: a DFT study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:1288-1298. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05922a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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DFT modeling of triangular polycyclic hydrocarbons bearing radicals provided insights into dependence of electronic ground states on their structural peculiarities
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- Vladimir I. Minkin
- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry at Southern Federal University
- Rostov-on-Don
- Russia
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- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry at Southern Federal University
- Rostov-on-Don
- Russia
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- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry at Southern Federal University
- Rostov-on-Don
- Russia
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- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry at Southern Federal University
- Rostov-on-Don
- Russia
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- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry at Southern Federal University
- Rostov-on-Don
- Russia
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- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry at Southern Federal University
- Rostov-on-Don
- Russia
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Utah State University
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A BODIPY-Based Water-Soluble Fluorescent Probe for Naked Eye Detection of pH. J Fluoresc 2019; 29:1423-1429. [DOI: 10.1007/s10895-019-02465-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Leung E, Pilkington LI, Naiya MM, Barker D, Zafar A, Eurtivong C, Reynisson J. The cytotoxic potential of cationic triangulenes against tumour cells. MEDCHEMCOMM 2019; 10:1881-1891. [PMID: 32952994 PMCID: PMC7478161 DOI: 10.1039/c9md00305c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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TOTA (trioxatriangulenium ion) is a close-shelled carbocation known to intercalate strongly with the DNA double helix (J. Reynisson, G. B. Schuster, S. B. Howerton, L. D. Williams, R. N. Barnett, C. L. Cleveland, U. Landman, N. Harrit, J. B. Chaires, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2072). The cytotoxicity of TOTA and its four close structural analogues, ADOTA, Pr-ADOTA, Pr-DAOTA and n-Butyl-TATA were tested against the breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 and colon cancer cell line HCT116. The most potent derivatives Pr-ADOTA and Pr-DAOTA had IC50 values of ∼80 nM for MDA-MB-231 but slightly higher for HCT116 in the low hundreds nM range. A 3D model assay of HCT116 spheroids was also used, mimicking a tumour environment, again both Pr-ADOTA and Pr-DAOTA were very active with IC50 values of 38 nM and 21 nM, respectively. Molecular modelling suggest that the planar derivatives intercalate between the base pairs of the DNA double helix. However, only modest DNA double stranded DNA cleavage was observed using the γH2AX assay as compared to camptothecin, a topoisomerase I poison suggesting a different mechanism. Finally, a robust density functional theory (DFT) model was built to predict the pK R+ stability values, i.e., to design derivatives, which predominantly have a non-intercalating buckled form in healthy tissues followed by a nucleophilic attach of water on the central carbon, but a planar form at relatively low pH values rendering them only cytotoxic in the interior of tumours.
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- Euphemia Leung
- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre , University of Auckland , Grafton , Auckland 1023 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , City Centre , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , City Centre , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , City Centre , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , City Centre , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
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- Program of Chemical Biology , Chulabhorn Graduate Institute , Chulabhorn Royal Academy of Science , Bangkok 10210 , Thailand
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- School of Chemical Sciences , University of Auckland , City Centre , Auckland 1010 , New Zealand
- School of Pharmacy , Keele University , Hornbeam building , Staffordshire ST5 5BG , UK . ; Tel: +44 (0)1782 733985
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Qian M, Wang Z, Qi H, Qi H. Cyclometalated iridium complex-based photoluminescent and electrochemiluminescent probe for acidic pH detection. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2019.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Moreau D, Vacca F, Vossio S, Scott C, Colaco A, Paz Montoya J, Ferguson C, Damme M, Moniatte M, Parton RG, Platt FM, Gruenberg J. Drug-induced increase in lysobisphosphatidic acid reduces the cholesterol overload in Niemann-Pick type C cells and mice. EMBO Rep 2019; 20:e47055. [PMID: 31267706 PMCID: PMC6607015 DOI: 10.15252/embr.201847055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Most cells acquire cholesterol by endocytosis of circulating low-density lipoproteins (LDLs). After cholesteryl ester de-esterification in endosomes, free cholesterol is redistributed to intracellular membranes via unclear mechanisms. Our previous work suggested that the unconventional phospholipid lysobisphosphatidic acid (LBPA) may play a role in modulating the cholesterol flux through endosomes. In this study, we used the Prestwick library of FDA-approved compounds in a high-content, image-based screen of the endosomal lipids, lysobisphosphatidic acid and LDL-derived cholesterol. We report that thioperamide maleate, an inverse agonist of the histamine H3 receptor HRH3, increases highly selectively the levels of lysobisphosphatidic acid, without affecting any endosomal protein or function that we tested. Our data also show that thioperamide significantly reduces the endosome cholesterol overload in fibroblasts from patients with the cholesterol storage disorder Niemann-Pick type C (NPC), as well as in liver of Npc1-/- mice. We conclude that LBPA controls endosomal cholesterol mobilization and export to cellular destinations, perhaps by fluidifying or buffering cholesterol in endosomal membranes, and that thioperamide has repurposing potential for the treatment of NPC.
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- Dimitri Moreau
- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of GenevaGeneva 4Switzerland
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of GenevaGeneva 4Switzerland
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of GenevaGeneva 4Switzerland
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of GenevaGeneva 4Switzerland
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Center for Microscopy and MicroanalysisUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQldAustralia
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- Biochemisches InstitutChristian‐Albrechts‐UniversitätKielGermany
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- Mass Spectrometry Core FacilityEPFLLausanneSwitzerland
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- Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Center for Microscopy and MicroanalysisUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneQldAustralia
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of GenevaGeneva 4Switzerland
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Frankær CG, Rosenberg M, Santella M, Hussain KJ, Laursen BW, Sørensen TJ. Tuning the p K a of a pH Responsive Fluorophore and the Consequences for Calibration of Optical Sensors Based on a Single Fluorophore but Multiple Receptors. ACS Sens 2019; 4:764-773. [PMID: 30762336 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b00148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Since Sørensen and Bjerrum defined the pH scale, we have relied on two methods for determining pH, the colorimetric or the electrochemical. For pH electrodes, calibration is easy as a linear response is observed in the interesting pH range from 1 to ∼12. For colorimetric sensors, the response follows the sigmoidal Bjerrum diagram of an acid-base equilibrium. Thus, calibration of colorimetric sensors is more complex. Here, seven pH responsive fluorescent dyes based on the same diazaoxatriangulenium (DAOTA) fluorophore linked to varying receptor groups were prepared. Photoinduced electron transfer (PeT) quenching from appended aniline or phenol receptors generated the pH response of the DAOTA dyes, and the position of the p Ka value of the dye was tuned using the Hammett relationship as a guideline. The fluorescence intensity of the dyes in a sol-gel matrix environment was measured as a function of pH in universal buffer, and it was found that the dyes behave as perfect pH responsive probes under these conditions. The response of optical pH sensors is nonlinear and was found to be limited to 2-3 pH units for a precision of 0.01 pH unit. As sensors with a broader sensitivity range can be achieved by mixing multiple dyes with different p Ka values, mixtures of dyes in solution were investigated, and a broad range pH sensor with a precision of 0.006 pH units over a range of 3.6 pH units was demonstrated. Further, approximating the sensor response as linear was considered, and a limiting precision for this approach was determined. As the responses of the pH responsive DAOTA dyes were found to be ideally sigmoidal and as the six dyes were shown to have p Ka values scattered over a range from ∼2 to ∼9, this allows for design of a broad range optical pH sensor in the pH range from 1 to 10. This hypothesis was tested using quaternary mixtures of the different DAOTA dyes, and these were found to behave as a direct sum of the individual components. Thus, while linear calibration is limited to a precision of 0.02 in a range of 2-3 pH units, calibration using ideal sigmoidal functions is possible in the range of 1-10 with a precision better than 0.01, and as good as 0.002 pH units.
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- Christian G. Frankær
- Nano-Science Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
- FRS-systems ApS, Hovedgaden 20, 4621 Gadstrup, Denmark
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- Nano-Science Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Nano-Science Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Nano-Science Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
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- Nano-Science Center and Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
- FRS-systems ApS, Hovedgaden 20, 4621 Gadstrup, Denmark
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Bauer C, Duwald R, Labrador GM, Pascal S, Moneva Lorente P, Bosson J, Lacour J, Rochaix JD. Specific labeling of mitochondria of Chlamydomonas with cationic helicene fluorophores. Org Biomol Chem 2019; 16:919-923. [PMID: 29334105 DOI: 10.1039/c7ob02906c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Twelve cationic helicenes and one triangulene were tested for the specific labeling of mitochondria from algal cells. Octyl ester derivative 5 readily penetrates algal cells and gives rise to clear fluorescence patterns when it is used at concentrations in the μM range. Under these conditions, cell structures are well preserved and cell survival is not compromised. Cationic helicene compounds such as 5 provide new useful tools for examining the mitochondrial network and its dynamics including fission and fusion events.
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- Christoph Bauer
- Bioimaging Center, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Goujon A, Colom A, Straková K, Mercier V, Mahecic D, Manley S, Sakai N, Roux A, Matile S. Mechanosensitive Fluorescent Probes to Image Membrane Tension in Mitochondria, Endoplasmic Reticulum, and Lysosomes. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:3380-3384. [PMID: 30744381 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b13189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Measuring forces inside cells is particularly challenging. With the development of quantitative microscopy, fluorophores which allow the measurement of forces became highly desirable. We have previously introduced a mechanosensitive flipper probe, which responds to the change of plasma membrane tension by changing its fluorescence lifetime and thus allows tension imaging by FLIM. Herein, we describe the design, synthesis, and evaluation of flipper probes that selectively label intracellular organelles, i.e., lysosomes, mitochondria, and the endoplasmic reticulum. The probes respond uniformly to osmotic shocks applied extracellularly, thus confirming sensitivity toward changes in membrane tension. At rest, different lifetimes found for different organelles relate to known differences in membrane organization rather than membrane tension and allow colabeling in the same cells. At the organelle scale, lifetime heterogeneity provides unprecedented insights on ER tubules and sheets, and nuclear membranes. Examples on endosomal trafficking or increase of tension at mitochondrial constriction sites outline the potential of intracellularly targeted fluorescent tension probes to address essential questions that were previously beyond reach.
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- Antoine Goujon
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology , University of Geneva , CH-1211 Geneva , Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology , University of Geneva , CH-1211 Geneva , Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology , University of Geneva , CH-1211 Geneva , Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology , University of Geneva , CH-1211 Geneva , Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology , University of Geneva , CH-1211 Geneva , Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology , University of Geneva , CH-1211 Geneva , Switzerland
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry and ‡National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Chemical Biology , University of Geneva , CH-1211 Geneva , Switzerland
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Jiang A, Chen G, Xu J, Liu Y, Zhao G, Liu Z, Chen T, Li Y, James TD. Ratiometric two-photon fluorescent probe for in situ imaging of carboxylesterase (CE)-mediated mitochondrial acidification during medication. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:11358-11361. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc05759e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A probe for imaging of mitochondrial carboxylesterase and pH has been developed for the visualization of carboxylesterase-mediated acidification in hepatoma cells and hepatic tissues during the administration of antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drugs.
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- Ao Jiang
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis
- Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- The school attached to Qufu Normal University
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis
- Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- The school attached to Qufu Normal University
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis
- Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- The school attached to Qufu Normal University
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis
- Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- The school attached to Qufu Normal University
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis
- Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- The school attached to Qufu Normal University
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis
- Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- The school attached to Qufu Normal University
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis
- Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- The school attached to Qufu Normal University
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis
- Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- The school attached to Qufu Normal University
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- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis
- Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Intermediates and Analysis of Natural Medicine
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- The school attached to Qufu Normal University
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Zhang Y, Hu W. Sensing Performance and Efficiency of Two Energy Transfer-Based Two-Photon Fluorescent Probes for pH. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 18:E4407. [PMID: 30551587 PMCID: PMC6308484 DOI: 10.3390/s18124407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The design and synthesis of fluorescent probes for monitoring pH values inside living cells have attracted great attention, due to the important role pH plays in many biological processes. In this study, the optical properties of two different two-photon fluorescent probes for pH are studied. The ratiometric sensing of the probes are theoretically illustrated. Meanwhile, the recognitional mechanisms of the probes are investigated, which shows the energy transfer process when react with H⁺. Specially, the calculated results demonstrate that Probe1 possesses a higher energy transfer efficiency and a larger two-photon absorption cross-section than Probe2, indicating it to be a preferable pH fluorescent probe. Therefore, the influence of connection between the donor and the acceptor on the sensing performances of the probe is demonstrated. Our results help to understand the experimental observations and provide a theoretical basis to synthesize efficient two-photon fluorescent probes for monitoring pH changes.
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- Yujin Zhang
- School of Electronic and Information Engineering (Department of Physics), Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China.
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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Chao J, Song K, Zhang Y, Yin C, Huo F, Wang J, Zhang T. A pyrene-based colorimetric and fluorescent pH probe with large stokes shift and its application in bioimaging. Talanta 2018; 189:150-156. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2018.06.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Zhang KY, Zhang T, Wei H, Wu Q, Liu S, Zhao Q, Huang W. Phosphorescent iridium(iii) complexes capable of imaging and distinguishing between exogenous and endogenous analytes in living cells. Chem Sci 2018; 9:7236-7240. [PMID: 30288243 PMCID: PMC6148462 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc02984a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Many luminescent probes have been developed for intracellular imaging and sensing. During cellular luminescence sensing, it is difficult to distinguish species generated inside cells from those internalized from extracellular environments since they are chemically the same and lead to the same luminescence response of the probes. Considering that endogenous species usually give more information about the physiological and pathological parameters of the cells while internalized species often reflect the extracellular environmental conditions, we herein reported a series of cyclometalated iridium(iii) complexes as phosphorescent probes that are partially retained in the cell membrane during their cellular uptake. The utilization of the probes for sensing and distinguishing between exogenous and endogenous analytes has been demonstrated using hypoxia and hypochlorite as two examples of target analytes. The endogenous analytes lead to the luminescence response of the intracellular probes while the exogenous analytes are reported by the probes retained in the cell membrane during their internalization.
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- Kenneth Yin Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors , Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors , Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors , Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors , Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors , Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors , Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China . ;
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors , Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) , Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM) , Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications , 9 Wenyuan Road , Nanjing 210023 , P. R. China . ; .,Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (XIFE) , Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) , 127 West Youyi Road , Xi'an 710072 , P. R. China
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Delgado IH, Pascal S, Besnard C, Voci S, Bouffier L, Sojic N, Lacour J. C-Functionalized Cationic Diazaoxatriangulenes: Late-Stage Synthesis and Tuning of Physicochemical Properties. Chemistry 2018; 24:10186-10195. [PMID: 29698563 PMCID: PMC6099254 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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A series of nine C-functionalized cationic diazaoxatriangulene (DAOTA) dyes have been successfully synthesized and fully characterized, including X-ray structural analysis of four derivatives. The introduction of electron-withdrawing or -donating functions enables the tuning of both electro- and photochemical properties with, for instance, two consecutive (reversible) reductions or oxidations observed for nitro or amino derivatives, respectively. The substituents also impacted on the optical properties, with absorption maxima varying from λ=528 to 640 nm and fluorescence being shifted from the yellow to the red range, up to λ=656 nm.
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- Irene Hernández Delgado
- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of Genevaquai Ernest Ansermet 301211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of Genevaquai Ernest Ansermet 301211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Laboratory of CrystallographyUniversity of Genevaquai Ernest Ansermet 241211Geneva 4Switzerland
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INPISM, UMR 525533400TalenceFrance
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INPISM, UMR 525533400TalenceFrance
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INPISM, UMR 525533400TalenceFrance
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- Department of Organic ChemistryUniversity of Genevaquai Ernest Ansermet 301211Geneva 4Switzerland
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Yin J, Zhou F, Zhu L, Yang M, Lan Y, You J. Annulation cascade of arylnitriles with alkynes to stable delocalized PAH carbocations via intramolecular rhodium migration. Chem Sci 2018; 9:5488-5493. [PMID: 30009016 PMCID: PMC6009538 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc01963k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Herein, we propose the conception of heteroatom-promoted delocalization of the positive charge of an oxonium ion and thus develop a highly efficient rhodium(iii)-catalyzed hydration and three fold C-H activation/annulation cascade of arylnitriles with alkynes, affording a structurally diverse family of delocalized polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) carbocations. DFT calculations demonstrate that the positive charge mostly locates around the C1 atom and is partly delocalized by ambient N, O1 and C5 atoms. A mechanistic study indicates that the hydration of the arylnitrile and three fold insertion of the alkyne is a successive process rather than a step by step process, wherein a unique intramolecular rhodium migration is probably involved. These novel carbeniums show tunable fluorescence emission, low cytotoxicity and the ability to specifically target lysosomes.
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- Jiangliang Yin
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education , College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , 29 Wangjiang Road , Chengdu 610064 , PR China .
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education , College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , 29 Wangjiang Road , Chengdu 610064 , PR China .
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Chongqing University , Chongqing 400030 , PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education , College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , 29 Wangjiang Road , Chengdu 610064 , PR China .
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Chongqing University , Chongqing 400030 , PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology of Ministry of Education , College of Chemistry , Sichuan University , 29 Wangjiang Road , Chengdu 610064 , PR China .
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Luo X, Yang H, Wang H, Ye Z, Zhou Z, Gu L, Chen J, Xiao Y, Liang X, Qian X, Yang Y. Highly Sensitive Hill-Type Small-Molecule pH Probe That Recognizes the Reversed pH Gradient of Cancer Cells. Anal Chem 2018; 90:5803-5809. [PMID: 29630350 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b00218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A hallmark of cancer cells is a reversed transmembrane pH gradient, which could be exploited for robust and convenient intraoperative histopathological analysis. However, pathologically relevant pH changes are not significant enough for sensitive detection by conventional Henderson-Hasselbalch-type pH probes, exhibiting an acid-base transition width of 2 pH units. This challenge could potentially be addressed by a pH probe with a reduced acid-base transition width (i.e., Hill-type probe), appropriate p Ka, and membrane permeability. Yet, a guideline to allow rational design of such small-molecule Hill-type pH probes is still lacking. We have devised a novel molecular mechanism, enabled sequential protonation with high positive homotropic cooperativity, and synthesized small-molecule pH probes (PHX1-3) with acid-base transition ranges of ca. 1 pH unit. Notably, PHX2 has a p Ka of 6.9, matching the extracellular pH of cancer cells. Also, PHX2 is readily permeable to cell membrane and allowed direct mapping of both intra- and extracellular pH, hence the transmembrane pH gradient. PHX2 was successfully used for rapid and high-contrast distinction of fresh unprocessed biopsies of cancer cells from normal cells and therefore has broad potentials for intraoperative analysis of cancer surgery.
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- Xiao Luo
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai , 200237 , China
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- Therapeutics Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute , The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute , Woolloongabba QLD 4102 , Australia
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- Therapeutics Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute , The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute , Woolloongabba QLD 4102 , Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , Liaoning 116024 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy , East China Normal University , Shanghai 200062 , China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai , 200237 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy , East China Normal University , Shanghai 200062 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals , Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , Liaoning 116024 , China
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- Therapeutics Research Centre, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute , The University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute , Woolloongabba QLD 4102 , Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering , East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237 , China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai , 200237 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering , East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237 , China.,Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai , 200237 , China
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Sorting nexins anchor trafficking machines to membranes by binding phospholipids. The paradigm of the superfamily is sorting nexin 3 (SNX3), which localizes to early endosomes by recognizing phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PI3P) to initiate retromer-mediated segregation of cargoes to the trans-Golgi network (TGN). Here we report the solution structure of full length human SNX3, and show that PI3P recognition is accompanied by bilayer insertion of a proximal loop in its extended Phox homology (PX) domain. Phosphoinositide (PIP) binding is completely blocked by cancer-linked phosphorylation of a conserved serine beside the stereospecific PI3P pocket. This “PIP-stop” releases endosomal SNX3 to the cytosol, and reveals how protein kinases control membrane assemblies. It constitutes a widespread regulatory element found across the PX superfamily and throughout evolution including of fungi and plants. This illuminates the mechanism of a biological switch whereby structured PIP sites are phosphorylated to liberate protein machines from organelle surfaces. Sorting nexin 3 (SNX3) is a phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate binding protein that localizes to early endosomes. Here the authors use NMR to resolve SNX3′s membrane interactions, revealing that membrane binding is regulated through phosphorylation of a conserved serine by its lipid recognition site.
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Ishi-i T, Nakanishi T. pH-Responsive Fluorescence Change Based on Dynamic Exchange between Emitting Aggregates and Quenching Monomers in Donor-Acceptor Dyes Bearing Carboxylic Acid Groups. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201800025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Tsutomu Ishi-i
- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Chemistry; National Institute of Technology; Kurume College; 1-1-1 Komorino 8555 Kurume 830- Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Applied Chemistry; National Institute of Technology; Kurume College; 1-1-1 Komorino 8555 Kurume 830- Japan
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López-Alled CM, Sanchez-Fernandez A, Edler KJ, Sedgwick AC, Bull SD, McMullin CL, Kociok-Köhn G, James TD, Wenk J, Lewis SE. Azulene-boronate esters: colorimetric indicators for fluoride in drinking water. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 53:12580-12583. [PMID: 29134206 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc07416f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Low cost and in situ fluoride detection by non-experts is important for the determination of drinking water safety in developing countries. Colour reagents can provide results quickly without expensive equipment, but colorimetric fluoride indicators are often nonspecific, complex to use or do not work in water. Here we show that azulene-boronate indicators respond selectively to fluoride at concentrations relevant to the WHO limit of 1.5 mg L-1.
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- Carlos M López-Alled
- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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You Q, Shen J, Shen G, Peng L, Lu Y, Fu Q, Xu Y, Zhang L. A Colorimetric and Fluorescent pH Probe for Extremely Acidic Conditions and its Application in pH Test Paper. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.11395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Qihua You
- Department of Science and Technology for Inspection; Xiamen Huaxia University; Xiamen 361024 China
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- Department of Science and Technology for Inspection; Xiamen Huaxia University; Xiamen 361024 China
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- Department of Science and Technology for Inspection; Xiamen Huaxia University; Xiamen 361024 China
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- Department of Science and Technology for Inspection; Xiamen Huaxia University; Xiamen 361024 China
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- Department of Science and Technology for Inspection; Xiamen Huaxia University; Xiamen 361024 China
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- Department of Science and Technology for Inspection; Xiamen Huaxia University; Xiamen 361024 China
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- School of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering; Ludong University; Yantai 264025 China
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- Biology Institute of Shanxi; Taiyuan 030006 China
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Heo CH, Cho MK, Shin S, Yoo TH, Kim HM. Real-time monitoring of vesicle pH in an endocytic pathway using an EGF-conjugated two-photon probe. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 52:14007-14010. [PMID: 27853757 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc08036g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Herein, we developed a ratiometric two-photon probe (BHS3-EGF), derived from a pH sensitive dye and epidermal growth factor (EGF), for real-time monitoring and quantitative analysis of acidic luminal pH values during endocytic pathway activity. Two-photon microscopy imaging with BHS3-EGF allows the quantitative analysis of pH distributions of single vesicles and their dynamics in receptor-mediated endocytosis in real-time.
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- Cheol Ho Heo
- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea.
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea.
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 433-721, Korea.
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon 433-721, Korea.
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- Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 443-749, Korea.
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He Z, Chou Y, Zhou H, Zhang H, Cheng T, Liu G. A nitroreductase and acidity detecting dual functional ratiometric fluorescent probe for selectively imaging tumor cells. Org Biomol Chem 2018; 16:3266-3272. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ob00670a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A dual functional ratiometric fluorescent probe can obviously distinguish acidity, nitroreductase, and nitroreductase in an acidic environment. Confocal fluorescence imaging of A549 cells indicates the probe can detect acidity and expressed nitroreductase in living cells.
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- Zhaoshuai He
- Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- Shanghai Normal University
- Shanghai 200234
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- Shanghai Normal University
- Shanghai 200234
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- Shanghai Normal University
- Shanghai 200234
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- Shanghai Normal University
- Shanghai 200234
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- Shanghai Normal University
- Shanghai 200234
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- Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education
- Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- Shanghai Normal University
- Shanghai 200234
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Chen N, Han Y, Luo Y, Zhou Y, Hu X, Yu Y, Xie X, Yin M, Sun J, Zhong W, Zhao Y, Song H, Fan C. Nanodiamond-based non-canonical autophagy inhibitor synergistically induces cell death in oxygen-deprived tumors. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2018; 5:1204-1210. [DOI: 10.1039/c8mh00993g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Blockage of autophagic flux by nanodiamonds induces apoptosis in hypoxic tumor cells with minimal toxicity to normal tissues and enhances the effects of anti-angiogenic therapy.
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Syntheses and properties of second-generation V-shaped xanthene dyes with piperidino groups. Tetrahedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2017.10.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Yagishita F, Kozai N, Nii C, Tezuka Y, Uemura N, Yoshida Y, Mino T, Sakamoto M, Kawamura Y. Synthesis of Dimeric Imidazo[1, 5-a
]pyridines and Their Photophysical Properties. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201702277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Fumitoshi Yagishita
- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Science and Technology; Tokushima University; Tokushima 770-8506 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Science and Technology; Tokushima University; Tokushima 770-8506 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Science and Technology; Tokushima University; Tokushima 770-8506 Japan
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- Department of Optical Science and Technology; Graduate School of Science and Technology; Tokushima University; Tokushima 770-8506 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Chiba University; Chiba 263-8522 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Chiba University; Chiba 263-8522 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Chiba University; Chiba 263-8522 Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering; Chiba University; Chiba 263-8522 Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; Graduate School of Science and Technology; Tokushima University; Tokushima 770-8506 Japan
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Chen L, Wu L, Yu J, Kuo CT, Jian T, Wu IC, Rong Y, Chiu DT. Highly photostable wide-dynamic-range pH sensitive semiconducting polymer dots enabled by dendronizing the near-IR emitters. Chem Sci 2017; 8:7236-7245. [PMID: 29081956 PMCID: PMC5633788 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc03448b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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One constraint of semiconducting polymer dots (Pdots), especially those with near-IR emission, is their low effective emitter ratio (∼1.5 mole percent), which limits their pH sensing performance. The other critical issue of existing Pdot-based pH sensors is their poor photostability. To address these issues, we developed a series of Pdots by dendronizing the squaraine-based pH responsive near-IR emitter, which is covalently incorporated into the polyfluorene (PFO) backbone. The fluorescence self-quenching of the NIR squaraine emitter was effectively suppressed at a high emitter concentration of 5 mole percent. Through controlling the individually incomplete energy transfer from the amorphous PFO donor to the blue β-phase PFO and NIR squaraine emitter, we obtained a ratiometric pH sensor with simultaneously improved pH sensitivity, brightness, and photostability. The Pdots showed a fast and reversible pH response over the whole biological pH range of 4.7 to 8.5. Intracellular pH mapping was successfully demonstrated using this ultra-bright and photostable Pdot-based pH indicator.
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- L Chen
- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington 98195 , USA .
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