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Yuan M, Lian J, Han X, Wen J, Gao J, Wang L, Zhang F. Real-time fluorescence dynamics in one-step synthesis of gold nanoclusters coupling with peptide motifs. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2022; 219:112820. [PMID: 36087475 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112820] [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: 05/26/2022] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The molecule-like electronic structure endows gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) a most intriguing property, fluorescence, thereby AuNCs offer a great potential for biomedical applications. Recent efforts to improve the fluorescence of AuNCs mainly focus on tailoring size, structure and chemical environments. Herein, with the help of molecular dynamics simulation, we designed tyrosine-containing peptide motifs as the reducing agents, protecting ligands to synthesis P (peptide)-AuNCs in one-step reaction, which was developed to real-time monitor the fluorescence evolution of P-AuNCs. P-AuNCs with a quantum yield of ∼ 18 % were synthesized and further demonstrated for multiple biomedical applications, such as sensing of temperature (10-55 ℃) and metal ions (with a limit of detection of 5 nM for Hg2+), as well as cell labeling and imaging. With the excellent biocompatibility, wide spectral range and potential capacity for bio-recognition, this study provides a useful one-step synthesis strategy for screening out peptide motifs to real-time modulate the optical properties of peptide-containing hybrid nanomaterials.
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- Ming Yuan
- School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Chifeng University, 1 Yingbin Road, Hongshan District, Chifeng, 024000, PR China
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- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325001, PR China; Oujiang Laboratory, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, PR China
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- Chifeng Drug Inspection Institute, Tianyi Road, New District, Chifeng, 024000, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Chifeng University, 1 Yingbin Road, Hongshan District, Chifeng, 024000, PR China
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- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325001, PR China; Oujiang Laboratory, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, PR China
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- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325001, PR China; Oujiang Laboratory, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, PR China.
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- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325001, PR China; Oujiang Laboratory, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, PR China; Key Laboratory of Optical Technology and Instrument for Medicine, Ministry of Education, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Key Laboratory of Oral Medicine, Guangzhou Institute of Oral Disease, Stomatology Hospital, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, School of Biomedical Engineering, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511436, PR China.
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Chakraborty S, Mukherjee S. Role of Small Moiety of a Large Ligand: Tyrosine Templated Copper Nanoclusters. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3266-3273. [PMID: 33764772 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To explore the underlying formation mechanism of luminescent metal nanoclusters (NCs) using a small moiety such as amino acids (outside the milieu of a protein environment) as templates, herein we report blue-emitting copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) using l-tyrosine (l-Tyr) as a capping agent as well as a reducing agent. We also demonstrate the effect of an in situ fibrillation of Tyr on the luminescence and structural properties of NCs. Fluorescence studies along with microscopic imaging revealed the rapid formation of a dityrosine (di-Tyr) moiety in an alkaline medium followed by an aggregated "Tamarix dioica leaf"-like fibrillar pattern along with CuNCs. Our present investigation delineates the role played by π-π interactions in the formation of the fibrillar structures. We substantiated the fundamentals of using a small molecule of a large ligand that can serve as a template and also show how these NCs once formed destroy the fibrils of di-Tyr as a function of time.
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- Subhajit Chakraborty
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhopal 462 066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhopal 462 066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Kauscher U, Penders J, Nagelkerke A, Holme MN, Nele V, Massi L, Gopal S, Whittaker TE, Stevens MM. Gold Nanocluster Extracellular Vesicle Supraparticles: Self-Assembled Nanostructures for Three-Dimensional Uptake Visualization. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:3912-3923. [PMID: 32250120 PMCID: PMC7161082 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are secreted by the vast majority of cells and are being intensively studied due to their emerging involvement in a variety of cellular communication processes. However, the study of their cellular uptake and fate has been hampered by difficulty in imaging EVs against the cellular background. Here, we show that EVs combined with hydrophobic gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) can self-assemble into supraparticles, offering an excellent labeling strategy for high-resolution electron microscopic imaging in vitro. We have tracked and visualized the reuptake of breast cancer cell-derived EV AuNC supraparticles into their parent cells, from early endocytosis to lysosomal degradation, using focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM). The presence of gold within the EVs and lysosomes was confirmed via DF-STEM EDX analysis of lift-out sections. The demonstrated formation of AuNC EV supraparticles will facilitate future applications in EV imaging as well as the EV-assisted cellular delivery of AuNCs.
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- Ulrike Kauscher
- Department
of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- University
of Groningen, Groningen Research Institute
of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Analysis,
POB 196 XB20, NL-9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Department
of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE-171 77, Sweden
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- Department
of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Materials, Department of Bioengineering, and Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Department
of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE-171 77, Sweden
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Zuber G, Weiss E, Chiper M. Biocompatible gold nanoclusters: synthetic strategies and biomedical prospects. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:352001. [PMID: 31071693 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab2088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The latest advances concerning ultra-small gold nanoparticles (≤2 nm) commonly known as gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) are reviewed and discussed in the context of biological and biomedical applications (labeling, delivery, imaging and therapy). A great diversity of synthetic methods has been developed and optimized aiming to improve the chemical structures and physicochemical properties of the resulting AuNCs. The main synthetic approaches were surveyed with emphasis on methods leading to water-soluble AuNCs since aqueous solutions are the preferred media for biological applications. The most representative and recent experimental results are discussed in relationship to their potential for biomedical applications.
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- Guy Zuber
- Molecular and Pharmaceutical Engineering of Biologics, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg UMR 7242, Boulevard Sebastien Brant, F-67412, Illkirch, France
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Zhao DH, Yang XQ, Hou XL, Xuan Y, Song XL, Zhao YD, Chen W, Wang Q, Liu B. In situ aqueous synthesis of genetically engineered polypeptide-capped Ag 2S quantum dots for second near-infrared fluorescence/photoacoustic imaging and photothermal therapy. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:2484-2492. [PMID: 32255125 DOI: 10.1039/c8tb03043j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ag2S quantum dots have received extensive attention as theranostic agents for second near-infrared (NIR-II) fluorescence and photoacoustic dual-mode imaging, and photothermal therapy. However, it is still greatly challenging to synthesize Ag2S quantum dots using aqueous synthesis. In this study, genetically engineered polypeptide-capped Ag2S quantum dots were successfully synthesized. Three cysteines were integrated to the C-terminal and N-terminal of RGDPC10A to enhance the stability and brightness of the synthesized Ag2S quantum dots. The RGDPC10A-capped Ag2S quantum dots exhibited excellent stability, outstanding resistance to photobleaching, and a superior quantum yield of up to 3.78% in the NIR-II biological window. The in vitro and in vivo results showed that the RGDPC10A-capped Ag2S quantum dots possessed typical NIR-II fluorescence, photoacoustic imaging, and photothermal therapeutic effectiveness against tumors. Moreover, the results of toxicity assays suggested that the RGDPC10A-capped Ag2S quantum dots have negligible long-term toxicity. These findings open up the possibility for synthesizing theranostic agents by using this aqueous method.
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- Dong-Hui Zhao
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics - Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, P. R. China.
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Liu M, Gao L, Zhao L, He J, Yuan Q, Zhang P, Zhao Y, Gao X. Peptide-Au Clusters Induced Tumor Cells Apoptosis via Targeting Glutathione Peroxidase-1: The Molecular Dynamics Assisted Experimental Studies. Sci Rep 2017; 7:131. [PMID: 28273930 PMCID: PMC5428013 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00278-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The original motivation of the article is to give a systematic investigation on the protocol of combining computer simulation and accurate synthesis of serial peptide protected gold clusters for potent tumor targeting therapy. Glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPx-1) is a crucial antioxidant selenoenzyme that regulates cellular redox level, thus becomes a potential target in cancer treatment. We firstly utilize molecular dynamic (MD) simulation to rationally design and screen serial peptide-Au cluster compounds with special peptide sequences and precise gold atoms, which can recognize and bind specific domain of GPx-1 with high affinity. The theoretical simulations were further verified by the following peptide-Au clusters synthesis and GPx-1 activity suppression studies in buffer and cells, respectively. Further cytological experiments corroborated that peptide-Au clusters are promising nanoparticles inducing tumor cells apoptosis by suppressing GPx-1 activity and increasing higher cellular reactive oxygen species level to initiate tumor cell apoptosis through intrinsic mitochondrial pathway.
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- Meiqing Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China.
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Ye T, Li C, Su C, Ji X, Zheng J, Tinnefeld P, He Z. Enzymatic polymerization of poly(thymine) for the synthesis of copper nanoparticles with tunable size and their application in enzyme sensing. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 51:8644-7. [PMID: 25899921 DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01517k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A bottom-up strategy was developed for the enzyme mediated synthesis of Cu nanoparticles, which showed good sensing performance.
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- Tai Ye
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, 430072, P. R. China.
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Hu Y, Guo W, Wei H. Protein- and Peptide-directed Approaches to Fluorescent Metal Nanoclusters. Isr J Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201400178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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