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Mahalanabish A, Huang SH, Shvets G. Inverted Transflection Spectroscopy of Live Cells Using Metallic Grating on Elevated Nanopillars. ACS Sens 2024; 9:1218-1226. [PMID: 38470457 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c02031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Water absorption of mid-infrared (MIR) radiation severely limits the options for vibrational spectroscopy of the analytes-including live biological cells-that must be probed in aqueous environments. While internal reflection elements, such as attenuated total reflection prisms and metasurfaces, partially overcome this limitation, such devices have their own limitations: ATR prisms are difficult to integrate with multiwell cell culture workflows, while metasurfaces suffer from a limited spectral range and small penetration depth into analytes. In this work, we introduce an alternative live cell biosensing platform based on metallic nanogratings fabricated on top of elevated dielectric pillars. For the MIR wavelengths that are significantly longer than the grating period, reflection-based spectroscopy enables broadband sensing of the analytes inside the trenches separating the dielectric pillars. Because the depth of the analyte twice-traversed by the MIR light excludes the highly absorbing thick water layer above the grating, we refer to the technique as inverted transflection spectroscopy (ITS). The analytic power of ITS is established by measuring a wide range of protein concentrations in solution, with the limit of detection in the single-digit mg mL-1. The ability of ITS to interrogate live cells that naturally wrap themselves around the grating is used to characterize their adhesion kinetic.
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- Aditya Mahalanabish
- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Kafuti YS, Liu X, Zeng S, Han J, Li H, Wang J. Simultaneous detection of SO 2 and viscosity in drug-induced inflammation in live cells and zebrafish. LUMINESCENCE 2024; 39:e4596. [PMID: 37723926 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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The viscosity within cells is a crucial microenvironmental factor, and sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) has essential functions in regulating cellular apoptosis and inflammation. Some evidence has been confirmed that changes in viscosity and overexposure of SO2 within the cell may cause detrimental effects including, but not limited to, respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses, inflammation, fatty liver, and various types of cancer. Therefore, precise monitoring of SO2 and viscosity in biological entities holds immense practical importance. Therefore, in this research, we developed a versatile fluorescent TCF-Cou that enables the dual detection of SO2 and viscosity in the living system. Probe TCF-Cou possessed a response to viscosity and SO2 through red and green emissions. The alteration of SO2 and viscosity levels in live cells and zebrafish were also monitored using probe TCF-Cou. We hope that this fluorescent probe could be a potential tool for revealing the related pathological and physiological processes through monitoring the changes in SO2 and viscosity.
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- Yves S Kafuti
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
- Provincial Key Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Medical Engineering for Gastrointestinal Carcinoma, Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology (Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute), Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontiers Science Center for Smart Materials Oriented Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
- School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, China
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Wang M, Chen J, Wu W, Wang L, Zheng X, Xu G, Qu J, Gao BZ, Shao Y. Multi-color two-photon scanning structured illumination microscopy imaging of live cells. J Biophotonics 2023; 16:e202300077. [PMID: 37293715 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.202300077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Multi-color two-photon microscopy imaging of live cells is essential in biology. However, the limited diffraction resolution of conventional two-photon microscopy restricts its application to subcellular organelle imaging. Recently, we developed a laser scanning two-photon non-linear structured illumination microscope (2P-NLSIM), whose resolution improved three-fold. However, its ability to image polychromatic live cells under low excitation power has not been verified. Here, to improve the reconstruction super-resolution image quality under low excitation power, we increased the image modulation depth by multiplying the raw images with the reference fringe patterns in the reconstruction process. Simultaneously, we optimized the 2P-NLSIM system to image live cells, including the excitation power, imaging speed, and field of view. The proposed system could provide a new imaging tool for live cells.
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- Meiting Wang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, National-Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, National-Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Bioengineering and COMSET, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of the Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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Schwalm MP, Krämer A, Dölle A, Weckesser J, Yu X, Jin J, Saxena K, Knapp S. Tracking the PROTAC degradation pathway in living cells highlights the importance of ternary complex measurement for PROTAC optimization. Cell Chem Biol 2023:S2451-9456(23)00157-5. [PMID: 37354907 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2023.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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The multi-step degradation process of PROteolysis TArgeting Chimeras (PROTACs) poses a challenge for their rational development, as the rate-limiting steps that determine PROTACs efficiency remain largely unknown. Moreover, the slow throughput of currently used endpoint assays does not allow the comprehensive analysis of larger series of PROTACs. Here, we developed cell-based assays using the NanoLuciferase and HaloTag that allow measuring PROTAC-induced degradation and ternary complex formation kinetics and stability in cells. Using PROTACs developed for the degradation of WD40 repeat domain protein 5 (WDR5), the characterization of the mode of action of these PROTACs in the early degradation cascade revealed a key role of ternary complex formation and stability. Comparing a series of ternary complex crystal structures highlighted the importance of an efficient E3-target interface for ternary complex stability. The developed assays outline a strategy for the rational optimization of PROTACs using a series of live cell assays monitoring key steps of the early PROTAC-induced degradation pathway.
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- Martin P Schwalm
- Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Biozentrum, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Structural Genomics Consortium, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Buchmann Institute for Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Str. 15, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Biozentrum, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Structural Genomics Consortium, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Buchmann Institute for Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Str. 15, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Biozentrum, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Structural Genomics Consortium, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Buchmann Institute for Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Str. 15, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Biozentrum, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Structural Genomics Consortium, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Buchmann Institute for Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Str. 15, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Mount Sinai Center for Therapeutics Discovery, Departments of Pharmacological Sciences, Oncological Sciences and Neuroscience, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Mount Sinai Center for Therapeutics Discovery, Departments of Pharmacological Sciences, Oncological Sciences and Neuroscience, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Biozentrum, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Structural Genomics Consortium, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Buchmann Institute for Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Str. 15, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Biozentrum, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Structural Genomics Consortium, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Buchmann Institute for Life Sciences, Max-von-Laue-Str. 15, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)/German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), DKTK site Frankfurt-Mainz, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Maity BK, Nall D, Lee Y, Selvin PR. Peptide-PAINT Using a Transfected-Docker Enables Live- and Fixed-Cell Super-Resolution Imaging. Small Methods 2023; 7:e2201181. [PMID: 36734194 PMCID: PMC10121774 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Point accumulation for imaging in nanoscale topography (PAINT) is a single-molecule technique for super-resolution microscopy, which uses exchangeable single stranded DNA oligos or peptide-pairs to create blinking phenomenon and achieves ≈5-25 nanometer resolution. Here, it is shown that by transfecting the protein-of-interest with a docker-coil, rather than by adding the docker externally-as is the norm when using DNA tethers or antibodies as dockers-similar localization can be achieved, ≈10 nm. However, using a transfected docker has several experimental advances and simplifications. Most importantly, it allows Peptide-PAINT to be applied to transfected live cells for imaging surface proteins in mammalian cells and neurons under physiological conditions. The enhanced resolution of Peptide-PAINT is also shown for organelles in fixed cells to unravel structural details including ≈40-nm and ≈60-nm axial repeats in vimentin filaments in the cytoplasm, and fiber shapes of sub-100-nm histone-rich regions in the nucleus.
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- Barun Kumar Maity
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, United States
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- Center for Physics of Living Cell, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, United States
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- Center for Biophysics and Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Urbana, United States
- Center for Physics of Living Cell, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, United States
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Urbana, United States
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Dong T, Han C, Liu X, Wang Z, Wang Y, Kang Q, Wang P, Zhou F. Live Cells versus Fixated Cells: Kinetic Measurements of Biomolecular Interactions with the LigandTracer Method and Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:2094-2104. [PMID: 36939457 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c01047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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Cell-based kinetic studies of ligand or candidate drug binding to membrane proteins have produced affinity and kinetic values that are different from measurements using purified proteins. However, ligand binding to fixated cells whose membrane constituents (e.g., proteins and their glycosylated forms) are partially connected by a cross-linking reagent has not been compared to that to live cells. Under the same experimental conditions for the LigandTracer method, we measured the interactions of fluorophore-labeled lectins and antibody molecules with glycans at HFF cells and the human epithelial growth receptor 2 at SKBR3 cells, respectively. In conjunction with surface plasmon resonance microscopy, the effects of labels and cell/sub-cell heterogeneity on binding kinetics were investigated. Our results revealed that, for cell constituents whose structures and functions are not closely dependent on cell viability, the ligand binding kinetics at fixated cells is only slightly different from that at live cells. The altered kinetics is explained on the basis of a less mobile receptor confined in a local environment created by partially interconnected protein molecules. We show that cell/sub-cell heterogeneity and labels on the ligands can alter the binding reaction more significantly. Thus, fixating cells not only simplifies experimental procedures for drug screening and renders assays more robust but also provides reliable kinetic information about drug binding to cell constituents whose structures are not changed by chemical fixation.
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- Tianbao Dong
- Institute of Surface Analysis and Chemical Biology, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute of Surface Analysis and Chemical Biology, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute of Surface Analysis and Chemical Biology, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute of Surface Analysis and Chemical Biology, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute of Surface Analysis and Chemical Biology, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute of Surface Analysis and Chemical Biology, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute of Surface Analysis and Chemical Biology, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P. R. China
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- Institute of Surface Analysis and Chemical Biology, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P. R. China
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Yang T, Valavalkar A, Romero-Arenas A, Dasgupta A, Then P, Chettri A, Eggeling C, Ros A, Pischel U, Dietzek-Ivanšić B. Excited-State Dynamics in Borylated Arylisoquinoline Complexes in Solution and in cellulo. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203468. [PMID: 36477948 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Two four-coordinate organoboron N,C-chelate complexes with different functional terminals on the PEG chains are studied with respect to their photophysical properties within human MCF-7 cells. Their excited-state properties are characterized by time-resolved pump-probe spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetime microscopy. The excited-state relaxation dynamics of the two complexes are similar when studied in DMSO. Aggregation of the complexes with the carboxylate terminal group is observed in water. When studying the light-driven excited-state dynamics of both complexes in cellulo, i. e., after being taken up into human MCF-7 cells, both complexes show different features depending on the nature of the anchoring PEG chains. The lifetime of a characteristic intramolecular charge-transfer state is significantly shorter when studied in cellulo (360±170 ps) as compared to in DMSO (∼960 ps) at 600 nm for the complexes with an amino group. However, the kinetics of the complexes with the carboxylate group are in line with those recorded in DMSO. On the other hand, the lifetimes of the fluorescent state are almost identical for both complexes in cellulo. These findings underline the importance to evaluate the excited-state properties of fluorophores in a complex biological environment in order to fully account for intra- and intermolecular effects governing the light-induced processes in functional dyes.
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- Tingxiang Yang
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Research, CSIC-US and Innovation Centre in Advanced Chemistry, ORFEO-CINQA C/Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Applied Optics and Biophysics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Applied Optics and Biophysics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Applied Optics and Biophysics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Member of the Leibniz Centre for Photonics in Infection Research (LPI), Jena (Germany).,Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Philosophenweg 7, D-07743, Jena
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- Institute for Chemical Research, CSIC-US and Innovation Centre in Advanced Chemistry, ORFEO-CINQA C/Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- CIQSO-Centre for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, University of Huelva, Campus de El Carmen, s/n, 21071, Huelva, Spain
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz-IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745, Jena, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743, Jena, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Philosophenweg 7, D-07743, Jena
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Durhan ST, Sezer EN, Son CD, Baloglu FK. Fast Screening of Protein-Protein Interactions Using Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET-) Based Fluorescence Plate Reader Assay in Live Cells. Appl Spectrosc 2023; 77:292-302. [PMID: 36345563 DOI: 10.1177/00037028221140914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) have great importance for intracellular signal transduction and sustaining the homeostasis of an organism. Thus, the identification of PPIs is necessary to better understand the downstream signaling functions of the proteins in healthy and pathological conditions. Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) between fluorescent proteins (FPs) is a powerful tool for detecting PPIs in living cells. In literature, FRET analysis methods such as donor photobleaching (FLIM), acceptor photobleaching, spectral imaging, and the three-filter cube method (sensitized emission) are abundantly applied to investigate PPIs; however, they require various expensive instrumentations, and their calculation methods are very time consuming. Since confocal microscopy applications and live cell-based techniques of FRET are very costly, scientists sometimes prefer plate readers for FRET experiments. However, plate reader applications also have many disadvantages and considerations compared to confocal fluorescence microscopy, and complex calculation procedures should be performed. To overcome these problems, we propose a FRET-based high-throughput assay method with a standard monochromator-based microplate reader, which is generally available in most biochemistry laboratories, and an alternative calculation procedure. This rapid, low cost, and effective analysis method enables the scientists to prescreen PPIs in living cells as a preliminary study and quick glance at the experiment before preparing the whole experimental setup with the expensive instrumentations. Additionally, the alternative calculation procedure provides the FRET area comparison without complex bleed-through calculations in a non-conventional manner by shortening the analysis processes with this quick and uncomplicated spectral representation.
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- Seyda Tugce Durhan
- Department of Biological Sciences, 52984Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, 52984Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, 52984Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biological Sciences, 52984Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Biology, 187438Giresun University, Giresun, Turkey
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Jia Y, Reboulet J, Gillet B, Hughes S, Forcet C, Tribollet V, Hajj Sleiman N, Kundlacz C, Vanacker JM, Bleicher F, Merabet S. A Live Cell Protein Complementation Assay for ORFeome-Wide Probing of Human HOX Interactomes. Cells 2023; 12:cells12010200. [PMID: 36611993 PMCID: PMC9818449 DOI: 10.3390/cells12010200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Biological pathways rely on the formation of intricate protein interaction networks called interactomes. Getting a comprehensive map of interactomes implies the development of tools that allow one to capture transient and low-affinity protein-protein interactions (PPIs) in live conditions. Here we presented an experimental strategy: the Cell-PCA (cell-based protein complementation assay), which was based on bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) for ORFeome-wide screening of proteins that interact with different bait proteins in the same live cell context, by combining high-throughput sequencing method. The specificity and sensitivity of the Cell-PCA was established by using a wild-type and a single-amino-acid-mutated HOXA9 protein, and the approach was subsequently applied to seven additional human HOX proteins. These proof-of-concept experiments revealed novel molecular properties of HOX interactomes and led to the identification of a novel cofactor of HOXB13 that promoted its proliferative activity in a cancer cell context. Taken together, our work demonstrated that the Cell-PCA was pertinent for revealing and, importantly, comparing the interactomes of different or highly related bait proteins in the same cell context.
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- Yunlong Jia
- IGFL, CNRS UMR5242, ENS-Lyon, UCBL-1, INRA USC1370, 32 Av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
- Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- IGFL, CNRS UMR5242, ENS-Lyon, UCBL-1, INRA USC1370, 32 Av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
- LiPiCs, 46 Allée d’Italie, 69007 Lyon, France
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- IGFL, CNRS UMR5242, ENS-Lyon, UCBL-1, INRA USC1370, 32 Av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
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- IGFL, CNRS UMR5242, ENS-Lyon, UCBL-1, INRA USC1370, 32 Av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
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- IGFL, CNRS UMR5242, ENS-Lyon, UCBL-1, INRA USC1370, 32 Av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
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- IGFL, CNRS UMR5242, ENS-Lyon, UCBL-1, INRA USC1370, 32 Av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
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- IGFL, CNRS UMR5242, ENS-Lyon, UCBL-1, INRA USC1370, 32 Av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
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- IGFL, CNRS UMR5242, ENS-Lyon, UCBL-1, INRA USC1370, 32 Av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
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- IGFL, CNRS UMR5242, ENS-Lyon, UCBL-1, INRA USC1370, 32 Av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
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- IGFL, CNRS UMR5242, ENS-Lyon, UCBL-1, INRA USC1370, 32 Av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
- Correspondence: franç (F.B.); (S.M.)
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- IGFL, CNRS UMR5242, ENS-Lyon, UCBL-1, INRA USC1370, 32 Av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon, France
- Correspondence: franç (F.B.); (S.M.)
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Ashraf G, Aziz A, Iftikhar T, Zhong ZT, Asif M, Chen W. The Roadmap of Graphene-Based Sensors: Electrochemical Methods for Bioanalytical Applications. Biosensors (Basel) 2022; 12:1183. [PMID: 36551150 PMCID: PMC9775289 DOI: 10.3390/bios12121183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Graphene (GR) has engrossed immense research attention as an emerging carbon material owing to its enthralling electrochemical (EC) and physical properties. Herein, we debate the role of GR-based nanomaterials (NMs) in refining EC sensing performance toward bioanalytes detection. Following the introduction, we briefly discuss the GR fabrication, properties, application as electrode materials, the principle of EC sensing system, and the importance of bioanalytes detection in early disease diagnosis. Along with the brief description of GR-derivatives, simulation, and doping, classification of GR-based EC sensors such as cancer biomarkers, neurotransmitters, DNA sensors, immunosensors, and various other bioanalytes detection is provided. The working mechanism of topical GR-based EC sensors, advantages, and real-time analysis of these along with details of analytical merit of figures for EC sensors are discussed. Last, we have concluded the review by providing some suggestions to overcome the existing downsides of GR-based sensors and future outlook. The advancement of electrochemistry, nanotechnology, and point-of-care (POC) devices could offer the next generation of precise, sensitive, and reliable EC sensors.
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- Ghazala Ashraf
- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Plasma Chemistry and Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics at Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics-Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Kaur R, Kour R, Marok SS, Kaur S, Singh P. AIE+ESIPT Active Hydroxybenzothiazole for Intracellular Detection of Cu(2+): Anticancer and Anticounterfeiting Applications. Molecules 2022; 27. [PMID: 36431779 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Here, in the present work, a new hydroxybenzothiazole derivative (HBT 2) with AIE+ESIPT features was synthesized by Suzuki-Miyora coupling of HBT 1 with 4-formylphenylboronic acid. The AIE and ESIPT features were confirmed by optical, microscopic (AFM) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) techniques. The yellow fluorescent aggregates of HBT 2 can specifically detect Cu2+/Cu+ ions with limits of detection as low as 250 nM and 69 nM. The Job's plot revealed the formation of a 1:1 complex. The Cu2+ complexation was further confirmed by optical, NMR, AFM and DLS techniques. HBT 2 was also used for the detection of Cu2+ ions in real water samples collected from different regions of Punjab. HBT 2 was successfully used for the bio-imaging of Cu2+ ions in live A549 and its anticancer activity was checked on different cancer cell lines, such as MG63, and HeLa, and normal cell lines such as L929. We successfully utilized HBT 2 to develop security labels for anticounterfeiting applications.
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Liu J, Li M, Zuo X. DNA Nanotechnology-Empowered Live Cell Measurements. Small 2022; 18:e2204711. [PMID: 36124715 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The systematic analysis and precise manipulation of a variety of biomolecules should lead to unprecedented findings in fundamental biology. However, conventional technology cannot meet the current requirements. Despite this, there has been progress as DNA nanotechnology has evolved to generate DNA nanostructures and circuits over the past four decades. Many potential applications of DNA nanotechnology for live cell measurements have begun to emerge owing to the biocompatibility, nanometer addressability, and stimulus responsiveness of DNA. In this review, the DNA nanotechnology-empowered live cell measurements which are currently available are summarized. The stability of the DNA nanostructures, in a cellular microenvironment, which is crucial for accomplishing precise live cell measurements, is first summarized. Thereafter, measurements in the extracellular and intracellular microenvironment, in live cells, are introduced. Finally, the challenges that are innate to, and the further developments that are possible in this nascent field are discussed.
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- Jiangbo Liu
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200127, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules and National Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Jia HR, Zhu YX, Liu Y, Guo Y, Sayed SM, Zhu XY, Cheng X, Wu FG. Direct chemical editing of Gram-positive bacterial cell walls via an enzyme-catalyzed oxidative coupling reaction. Exploration 2022; 2:20220010. [PMID: 37325504 PMCID: PMC10190971 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20220010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Chemically manipulating bacterial surface structures, a cutting-edge research direction in the biomedical field, predominantly relies on metabolic labeling by now. However, this method may involve daunting precursor synthesis and only labels nascent surface structures. Here, we report a facile and rapid modification strategy based on a tyrosinase-catalyzed oxidative coupling reaction (TyOCR) for bacterial surface engineering. This strategy employs phenol-tagged small molecules and tyrosinase to initiate direct chemical modification of Gram-positive bacterial cell walls with high labeling efficiency, while Gram-negative bacteria are inert to this modification due to the hindrance of an outer membrane. By using the biotin‒avidin system, we further present the selective deposition of various materials, including photosensitizer, magnetic nanoparticle, and horseradish peroxidase, on Gram-positive bacterial surfaces, and realize the purification/isolation/enrichment and naked-eye detection of bacterial strains. This work demonstrates that TyOCR is a promising strategy for engineering live bacterial cells.
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- Hao-Ran Jia
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering Southeast University Nanjing P. R. China
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Zeng K, Han L, Chen Y. Endogenous Proteins Modulation in Live Cells with Small Molecules and Light. Chembiochem 2022; 23:e202200244. [PMID: 35822393 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202200244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The protein modulation by light illumination enables the biological role investigation in high spatiotemporal precision. Compared to genetic methods, the small molecules approach is uniquely suited for modulating endogenous proteins. The endogenous protein modulation in live cells with small molecules and light has recently advanced on three distinctive frontiers: i) the infrared-light-induced or localized decaging of small molecules by photolysis, ii) the visible-light-induced photocatalytic releasing of small molecules, and iii) the small-molecule-ligand-directed caging for photo-modulation of proteins. Together, these methods provide powerful chemical biology tool kits for spatiotemporal modulation of endogenous proteins with potential therapeutic applications. This Concept aims to inspire organic chemists and chemical biologists to delve into this burgeoning endogenous protein modulation field for new biological discoveries.
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- Kaixing Zeng
- Shanghai Institute Of Organic Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, BNPC, CHINA
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- Shanghai Institute Of Organic Chemistry State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, BNPC, CHINA
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- Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, BNPC, 345 Lingling Road, 200032, Shanghai, CHINA
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Scolaro L, Lorenser D, Quirk BC, Kirk RW, Ho LA, Thomas E, Li J, Saunders CM, Sampson DD, Fuller RO, McLaughlin RA. Multimodal imaging needle combining optical coherence tomography and fluorescence for imaging of live breast cancer cells labeled with a fluorescent analog of tamoxifen. J Biomed Opt 2022; 27:076004. [PMID: 35831923 PMCID: PMC9278982 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.27.7.076004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Imaging needles consist of highly miniaturized focusing optics encased within a hypodermic needle. The needles may be inserted tens of millimeters into tissue and have the potential to visualize diseased cells well beyond the penetration depth of optical techniques applied externally. Multimodal imaging needles acquire multiple types of optical signals to differentiate cell types. However, their use has not previously been demonstrated with live cells. AIM We demonstrate the ability of a multimodal imaging needle to differentiate cell types through simultaneous optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fluorescence imaging. APPROACH We characterize the performance of a multimodal imaging needle. This is paired with a fluorescent analog of the therapeutic drug, tamoxifen, which enables cell-specific fluorescent labeling of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer cells. We perform simultaneous OCT and fluorescence in situ imaging on MCF-7 ER+ breast cancer cells and MDA-MB-231 ER- cells. Images are compared against unlabeled control samples and correlated with standard confocal microscopy images. RESULTS We establish the feasibility of imaging live cells with these miniaturized imaging probes by showing clear differentiation between cancerous cells. CONCLUSIONS Imaging needles have the potential to aid in the detection of specific cancer cells within solid tissue.
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- Loretta Scolaro
- The University of Adelaide, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The University of Adelaide, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The University of Western Australia, School of Engineering, Optical+Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The University of Western Australia, School of Engineering, Optical+Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The University of Adelaide, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The University of Western Australia, School of Engineering, Optical+Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The University of Adelaide, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The University of Western Australia, School of Engineering, Optical+Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The University of Western Australia, School of Molecular Sciences, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- The University of Western Australia, Medical School, Division of Surgery, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The University of Adelaide, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The University of Western Australia, School of Engineering, Optical+Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- The University of Adelaide, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- The University of Western Australia, Medical School, Division of Surgery, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Breast Centre, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
- Royal Perth Hospital, Breast Clinic, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- The University of Western Australia, School of Engineering, Optical+Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- University of Surrey, School of Biosciences and Medicine, Surrey Biophotonics, Guildford, United Kingdom
- University of Surrey, Advanced Technology Institute, School of Physics, Surrey Biophotonics, Guildford, United Kingdom
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- The University of Western Australia, School of Molecular Sciences, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- University of Tasmania, School of Natural Sciences – Chemistry, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- The University of Adelaide, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The University of Adelaide, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- The University of Western Australia, School of Engineering, Optical+Biomedical Engineering Laboratory, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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Jing Y, Liu G, Zhang C, Yu B, Sun J, Lin D, Qu J. Lipophilic Red-Emitting Carbon Dots for Detecting and Tracking Lipid Droplets in Live Cells. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2022; 5:1187-1193. [PMID: 35195413 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.1c01230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lipid droplets (LDs), a dynamic organelle, are of vital importance in regulating the storage of neutral lipids and energy homeostasis. The aberrant expression of LDs is found to be highly associated with diverse metabolic diseases. Thus, detecting and monitoring LDs are essential to study the pathological and physiological processes of LDs in living bodies. However, it remains challenging to obtain suitable imaging probes to track LDs in vivo. Fortunately, the emergence of carbon dots (CDs), which are fluorescent nanomaterials with good biocompatibility and high stability, has provided us an unprecedented choice. In this work, CDs were synthesized via a solvothermal treatment of commercial reagents, 3-dimethylaminophenol. Interestingly, the prepared CDs show an intense red emission in non-hydrogen-bonding solution and have strong LD-targeting ability without any postmodification of ligands. Moreover, due to their low phototoxicity and excellent photostability, CDs were successfully applied to track the dynamics of LDs in live cells and image LDs in different cell lines and lipid-rich tissues. Overall, this work here proposed an LD-specific red-emitting CD probe, which will be of great value for learning more about LD-associated behaviors and diseases.
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- Yingying Jing
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Center for Biomedical Photonics, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Center for Biomedical Photonics, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Center for Biomedical Photonics, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Center for Biomedical Photonics, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Center for Biomedical Photonics, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Hsiao YT, Tsai CN, Chen TH, Hsieh CL. Label-Free Dynamic Imaging of Chromatin in Live Cell Nuclei by High-Speed Scattering-Based Interference Microscopy. ACS Nano 2022; 16:2774-2788. [PMID: 34967599 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c09748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Chromatin is a DNA-protein complex that is densely packed in the cell nucleus. The nanoscale chromatin compaction plays critical roles in the modulation of cell nuclear processes. However, little is known about the spatiotemporal dynamics of chromatin compaction states because it remains difficult to quantitatively measure the chromatin compaction level in live cells. Here, we demonstrate a strategy, referenced as DYNAMICS imaging, for mapping chromatin organization in live cell nuclei by analyzing the dynamic scattering signal of molecular fluctuations. Highly sensitive optical interference microscopy, coherent brightfield (COBRI) microscopy, is implemented to detect the linear scattering of unlabeled chromatin at a high speed. A theoretical model is established to determine the local chromatin density from the statistical fluctuation of the measured scattering signal. DYNAMICS imaging allows us to reconstruct a speckle-free nucleus map that is highly correlated to the fluorescence chromatin image. Moreover, together with calibration based on nanoparticle colloids, we show that the DYNAMICS signal is sensitive to the chromatin compaction level at the nanoscale. We confirm the effectiveness of DYNAMICS imaging in detecting the condensation and decondensation of chromatin induced by chemical drug treatments. Importantly, the stable scattering signal supports a continuous observation of the chromatin condensation and decondensation processes for more than 1 h. Using this technique, we detect transient and nanoscopic chromatin condensation events occurring on a time scale of a few seconds. Label-free DYNAMICS imaging offers the opportunity to investigate chromatin conformational dynamics and to explore their significance in various gene activities.
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- Yi-Teng Hsiao
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences (IAMS), Academia Sinica, 1 Roosevelt Road Section 4, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences (IAMS), Academia Sinica, 1 Roosevelt Road Section 4, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences (IAMS), Academia Sinica, 1 Roosevelt Road Section 4, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences (IAMS), Academia Sinica, 1 Roosevelt Road Section 4, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Panda AK, Keerthi M, Sakthivel R, Dhawan U, Liu X, Chung RJ. Biocompatible Electrochemical Sensor Based on Platinum-Nickel Alloy Nanoparticles for In Situ Monitoring of Hydrogen Sulfide in Breast Cancer Cells. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2022; 12:258. [PMID: 35055275 DOI: 10.3390/nano12020258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), an endogenous gasotransmitter, is produced in mammalian systems and is closely associated with pathological and physiological functions. Nevertheless, the complete conversion of H2S is still unpredictable owing to the limited number of sensors for accurate and quantitative detection of H2S in biological samples. In this study, we constructed a disposable electrochemical sensor based on PtNi alloy nanoparticles (PtNi NPs) for sensitive and specific in situ monitoring of H2S released by human breast cancer cells. PtNi alloy NPs with an average size of 5.6 nm were prepared by a simple hydrothermal approach. The conversion of different forms of sulfides (e.g., H2S, HS-, and S2-) under various physiological conditions hindered the direct detection of H2S in live cells. PtNi NPs catalyze the electrochemical oxidation of H2S in a neutral phosphate buffer (PB, pH 7.0). The PtNi-based sensing platform demonstrated a linear detection range of 0.013-1031 µM and the limit of detection was 0.004 µM (S/N = 3). Moreover, the PtNi sensor exhibited a sensitivity of 0.323 μA μM-1 cm-2. In addition, the stability, repeatability, reproducibility, and anti-interference ability of the PtNi sensor exhibited satisfactory results. The PtNi sensor was able to successfully quantify H2S in pond water, urine, and saliva samples. Finally, the biocompatible PtNi electrode was effectively employed for the real-time quantification of H2S released from breast cancer cells and mouse fibroblasts.
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Mazalan MB, Noor AM, Wahab Y, Yahud S, Zaman WSWK. Current Development in Interdigital Transducer (IDT) Surface Acoustic Wave Devices for Live Cell In Vitro Studies: A Review. Micromachines (Basel) 2021; 13:mi13010030. [PMID: 35056195 PMCID: PMC8779155 DOI: 10.3390/mi13010030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Acoustics have a wide range of uses, from noise-cancelling to ultrasonic imaging. There has been a surge in interest in developing acoustic-based approaches for biological and biomedical applications in the last decade. This review focused on the application of surface acoustic waves (SAW) based on interdigital transducers (IDT) for live-cell investigations, such as cell manipulation, cell separation, cell seeding, cell migration, cell characteristics, and cell behaviours. The approach is also known as acoustofluidic, because the SAW device is coupled with a microfluidic system that contains live cells. This article provides an overview of several forms of IDT of SAW devices on recently used cells. Conclusively, a brief viewpoint and overview of the future application of SAW techniques in live-cell investigations were presented.
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- Mazlee Bin Mazalan
- AMBIENCE, Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau 02600, Perlis, Malaysia; (A.M.N.); (Y.W.); (S.Y.)
- Correspondence: (M.B.M.); (W.S.W.K.Z.)
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- AMBIENCE, Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau 02600, Perlis, Malaysia; (A.M.N.); (Y.W.); (S.Y.)
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- AMBIENCE, Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau 02600, Perlis, Malaysia; (A.M.N.); (Y.W.); (S.Y.)
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- AMBIENCE, Faculty of Electronic Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Arau 02600, Perlis, Malaysia; (A.M.N.); (Y.W.); (S.Y.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Selangor, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (M.B.M.); (W.S.W.K.Z.)
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Wang H, Zhang Y, Zeng K, Qiang J, Cao Y, Li Y, Fang Y, Zhang Y, Chen Y. Selective Mitochondrial Protein Labeling Enabled by Biocompatible Photocatalytic Reactions inside Live Cells. JACS Au 2021; 1:1066-1075. [PMID: 34467350 PMCID: PMC8395695 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Biocompatible reactions are powerful tools to probe protein functions in their native environment. Due to the difficulty of penetrating the live-cell membrane and the complex intracellular environment, the biocompatible reactions inside live cells are challenging, especially at the subcellular level with spatial resolution. Here we report the first biocompatible photocatalytic azide conjugation reaction inside live cells to achieve the mitochondria-selective proteins labeling. The organic dyes acridine orange, fluorescein, and rhodamine 123 were developed as the biocompatible photocatalysts for the proteins labeling with aryl azides, which yielded benzazirines and ketenimines from triplet nitrenes for the protein nucleophilic residue trapping. The photocatalytic azide conjugation reaction with rhodamine 123 selectively labeled the mitochondrial proteins via the organic dye's mitochondrial localization. In response to the mitochondrial stress induced by rotenone, this photocatalytic azide-promoted labeling method mapped the dynamic mitochondrial proteome changes with high temporal-spatial precision and identified several potential mitochondrial stress-response proteins for the first time. The high temporal-spatial precision of this photocatalytic azide-promoted labeling method holds excellent potential for intracellular protein network investigations.
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- Haoyan Wang
- State
Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center
for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic
Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center
for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic
Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center
for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic
Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
- School
of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech
University, 100 Haike
Road, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 26 Qiuyue Rd., Pudong, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 26 Qiuyue Rd., Pudong, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 26 Qiuyue Rd., Pudong, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100 Haike Rd., Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China
- University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Center on Biology and Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 26 Qiuyue Rd., Pudong, Shanghai 201210, China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center
for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic
Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
- School
of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech
University, 100 Haike
Road, Shanghai 201210, China
- School
of
Chemistry and Material Sciences, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou 310024, China
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Mukherjee K, Chio TI, Gu H, Sackett DL, Bane SL, Sever S. A Novel Fluorogenic Assay for the Detection of Nephrotoxin-Induced Oxidative Stress in Live Cells and Renal Tissue. ACS Sens 2021; 6:2523-2528. [PMID: 34214393 PMCID: PMC8314269 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.1c00422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
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Drug-induced kidney
injury frequently leads to aborted clinical
trials and drug withdrawals. Sufficiently sensitive sensors capable
of detecting mild signs of chemical insult in cell-based screening
assays are critical to identifying and eliminating potential toxins
in the preclinical stage. Oxidative stress is a common early manifestation
of chemical toxicity, and biomolecule carbonylation is an irreversible
repercussion of oxidative stress. Here, we present a novel fluorogenic
assay using a sensor, TFCH, that responds to biomolecule carbonylation
and efficiently detects modest forms of renal injury with much greater
sensitivity than standard assays for nephrotoxins. We demonstrate
that this sensor can be deployed in live kidney cells and in renal
tissue. Our robust assay may help inform preclinical decisions to
recall unsafe drug candidates. The application of this sensor in identifying
and analyzing diverse pathologies is envisioned.
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- Kamalika Mukherjee
- Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
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Lv C, Gu X, Li H, Zhao Y, Yang D, Yu W, Han D, Li J, Tan W. Molecular Transport through a Biomimetic DNA Channel on Live Cell Membranes. ACS Nano 2020; 14:14616-14626. [PMID: 32897687 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Biological membrane channels, considered as molecular gatekeepers, control the transportation of molecules and ions across live cell membranes. Developing synthetic passable channels with predictable structures, high transport efficiency, and low cytotoxicity on live cells is of great interest for replicating the functions of endogenous protein channels, but remains challenging. The development of DNA nanotechnology provides possible solutions for making synthetic channels with precise structures and controllable functionalization. Therefore, in this work, we constructed a phosphorothioate-modified DNA nanopore able to structurally mimic biological channels for molecular transport across live cell membranes. With its stable structure with small hollow size (<2 nm) and the ability to interact with the lipid molecules, this DNA nanopore could show stable insertion into the plasma membrane. We further proved that this membrane-spanning channel could transport ions and antitumor drugs to neurons and cancer cells, respectively, and do so within a certain time window. We expect that this live cell membrane-spanning synthetic DNA nanopore will provide a tool for studying cellular communication, building synthetic cells, and achieving controlled transmembrane transport to cells.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cheng Lv
- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Medicine and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Medicine and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Medicine and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Medicine and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Medicine and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Medicine and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Medicine and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Medicine and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nanomedicine, Renji Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, School of Medicine and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China
- Molecular Science and Biomedicine Laboratory (MBL), State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Biology, Aptamer Engineering Center of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310022, China
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Böttke T, Ernicke S, Serfling R, Ihling C, Burda E, Gurevich VV, Sinz A, Coin I. Exploring GPCR-arrestin interfaces with genetically encoded crosslinkers. EMBO Rep 2020; 21:e50437. [PMID: 32929862 PMCID: PMC7645262 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202050437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
β‐arrestins (βarr1 and βarr2) are ubiquitous regulators of G protein‐coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling. Available data suggest that β‐arrestins dock to different receptors in different ways. However, the structural characterization of GPCR‐arrestin complexes is challenging and alternative approaches to study GPCR‐arrestin complexes are needed. Here, starting from the finger loop as a major site for the interaction of arrestins with GPCRs, we genetically incorporate non‐canonical amino acids for photo‐ and chemical crosslinking into βarr1 and βarr2 and explore binding topologies to GPCRs forming either stable or transient complexes with arrestins: the vasopressin receptor 2 (rhodopsin‐like), the corticotropin‐releasing factor receptor 1, and the parathyroid hormone receptor 1 (both secretin‐like). We show that each receptor leaves a unique footprint on arrestins, whereas the two β‐arrestins yield quite similar crosslinking patterns. Furthermore, we show that the method allows defining the orientation of arrestin with respect to the GPCR. Finally, we provide direct evidence for the formation of arrestin oligomers in the cell.
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- Thore Böttke
- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Bioanalytics, Charles Tanford Protein Center, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle/Saale, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Fernandez-Sanz C, De la Fuente S, Sheu SS. Mitochondrial Ca 2+ concentrations in live cells: quantification methods and discrepancies. FEBS Lett 2019; 593:1528-1541. [PMID: 31058316 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Intracellular Ca2+ signaling controls numerous cellular functions. Mitochondria respond to cytosolic Ca2+ changes by adapting mitochondrial functions and, in some cell types, shaping the spatiotemporal properties of the cytosolic Ca2+ signal. Numerous methods have been developed to specifically and quantitatively measure the mitochondrial-free Ca2+ concentrations ([Ca2+ ]m ), but there are still significant discrepancies in the calculated absolute values of [Ca2+ ]m in stimulated live cells. These discrepancies may be due to the distinct properties of the methods used to measure [Ca2+ ]m , the calcium-free/bound ratio, and the cell-type and stimulus-dependent Ca2+ dynamics. Critical processes happening in the mitochondria, such as ATP generation, ROS homeostasis, and mitochondrial permeability transition opening, depend directly on the [Ca2+ ]m values. Thus, precise determination of absolute [Ca2+ ]m values is imperative for understanding Ca2+ signaling. This review summarizes the reported calibrated [Ca2+ ]m values in many cell types and discusses the discrepancies among these values. Areas for future research are also proposed.
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- Celia Fernandez-Sanz
- Center for Translational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Yang D, Ni N, Cao L, Song X, Alhamoud Y, Yu G, Zhao J, Zhou H. Silver Doped Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Based Electrochemical Enzyme-Less Sensor for Determination of H 2O 2 Released from Live Cells. Micromachines (Basel) 2019; 10:mi10040268. [PMID: 31010092 PMCID: PMC6523606 DOI: 10.3390/mi10040268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
In this study, a silver doped mesoporous silica nanoparticles-based enzyme-less electrochemical sensor for the determination of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) released from live cells was constructed for the first time. The presented electrochemical sensor exhibited fast response (2 s) towards the reduction of H2O2 concentration variation at an optimized potential of -0.5 V with high selectivity over biological interferents such as uric acid, ascorbic acid, and glucose. In addition, a wide linear range (4 μM to 10 mM) with a low detection limit (LOD) of 3 μM was obtained. Furthermore, the Ag-mSiO2 nanoparticles/glass carbon electrode (Ag-mSiO2 NPs/GCE) based enzyme-less sensor showed good electrocatalytic performance, as well as good reproducibility, and long-term stability, which provided a successful way to in situ determine H2O2 released from live cells. It may also be promising to monitor the effect of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in bacteria against oxidants and antibiotics.
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- Danting Yang
- Department of Preventative Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- Department of Preventative Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China.
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- Department of Preventative Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- Department of Preventative Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- Department of Preventative Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- Department of Preventative Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathological and Physiological Technology, Medical School of Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China.
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Analysis and Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamic Constituents of Traditional Chinese Medicine & New Drug Research, College of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Yoon S, Rossi JJ. Targeted Molecular Imaging Using Aptamers in Cancer. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2018; 11:ph11030071. [PMID: 30029472 PMCID: PMC6160950 DOI: 10.3390/ph11030071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Revised: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Imaging is not only seeing, but also believing. For targeted imaging modalities, nucleic acid aptamers have features such as superior recognition of structural epitopes and quick uptake in target cells. This explains the emergence of an evolved new class of aptamers into a wide spectrum of imaging applications over the last decade. Genetically encoded biosensors tagged with fluorescent RNA aptamers have been developed as intracellular imaging tools to understand cellular signaling and physiology in live cells. Cancer-specific aptamers labeled with fluorescence have been used for assessment of clinical tissue specimens. Aptamers conjugated with gold nanoparticles have been employed to develop innovative mass spectrometry tissue imaging. Also, use of chemically conjugated cancer-specific aptamers as probes for non-invasive and high-resolution imaging has been transformative for in vivo imaging in multiple cancers.
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- Sorah Yoon
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
- Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010, USA.
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Xia S, Wang J, Bi J, Wang X, Fang M, Phillips T, May A, Conner N, Tanasova M, Luo FT, Liu H. Fluorescent Probes Based on π-Conjugation Modulation between Hemicyanine and Coumarin Moieties for Ratiometric Detection of pH Changes in Live Cells with Visible and Near-infrared Channels. Sens Actuators B Chem 2018; 265:699-708. [PMID: 30319177 PMCID: PMC6178979 DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2018.02.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
We report two ratiometric fluorescent probes based on π-conjugation modulation between coumarin and hemicyanine moieties for sensitive ratiometric detection of pH alterations in live cells by monitoring visible and near-infrared fluorescence changes. In a π-conjugation modulation strategy, a coumarin dye was conjugated to a near-infrared hemicyanine dye via a vinyl connection while lysosome-targeting morpholine ligand and o-phenylenediamine residue were introduced to the hemicyanine dye to form closed spirolactam ring structures in probes A and B, respectively. The probes show only visible fluorescence of the coumarin moiety under physiological and basic conditions because the hemicyanine moieties retain their closed spirolactam ring structures. However, decrease of pH to acidic condition causes spirolactam ring opening, and significantly enhances π-conjugation within the probes, thus generating new near-infrared fluorescence peaks of the hemicyanine at 755 nm and 740 nm for probes A and B, respectively. Moreover, the probes display ratiometric fluorescence response to pH with decreases of the coumarin fluorescence and increases of the hemicyanine fluorescence when pH changes from 7.4 to 2.5. The probes are fully capable of imaging pH changes in live cells with good ratiometric responses in visible and near-infrared channels, and effectively avoid fluorescence blind spots under neutral and basic pH conditions - an issue that typical intensity-based pH fluorescent probes run into. The probe design platform reported herein can be easily applied to prepare a variety of ratiometric fluorescent probes for detection of biological thiols, metal ions, reactive oxygen and nitrogen species by introducing appropriate functional groups to hemicyanine moiety.
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- Shuai Xia
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
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- Institute of Chemistry, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan 11529, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931
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Ng J, Kamm RD, Wohland T, Kraut RS. Evidence from ITIR-FCS Diffusion Studies that the Amyloid-Beta (Aβ) Peptide Does Not Perturb Plasma Membrane Fluidity in Neuronal Cells. J Mol Biol 2018; 430:3439-3453. [PMID: 29746852 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2018.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
The amyloid-beta (Aβ) peptide, commonly found in elevated levels in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and in the cerebrospinal fluid of individuals presenting mild cognitive impairment, is thought to be one of the major factors resulting in the onset of AD. Although observed and studied at the molecular level for several decades, the exact disease pathology of AD is still not totally clear. One way in which Aβ is thought to affect neurons is by influencing cell membrane fluidity, which could result in abnormal synaptic or signaling function. The effects of Aβ on the fluidity of biological membranes have been studied using numerous membrane models such as artificial lipid bilayers and vesicles, living cells and membranes extracted from animal models of AD, yet there is still no consensus as to what effects Aβ has, if any, on membrane fluidity. As one of the most precise and accurate means of assaying membrane dynamics, we have thus chosen fluorescence correlation spectroscopy to investigate the issue, using fluorescent membrane-targeted probes on living cells treated with Aβ(1-42) oligomers and observing possible changes in membrane diffusion. Effects of Aβ on viability in different cell types varied from no detectable effect to extensive cell death by 72 h post-exposure. However, there was no change in the fluidity of either ordered membrane domains or the bulk membrane in any of these cells within this period. Our conclusion from these results is that perturbation of membrane fluidity is not likely to be a factor in acute Aβ-induced cytotoxicity.
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- Justin Ng
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, S637551, Singapore; Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, BioSyM IRG, 1 Create Way, S138602, Singapore
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- Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, BioSyM IRG, 1 Create Way, S138602, Singapore
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- Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, BioSyM IRG, 1 Create Way, S138602, Singapore; Department of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, S117543, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, S637551, Singapore; Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, BioSyM IRG, 1 Create Way, S138602, Singapore.
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Cabrera D, Coene A, Leliaert J, Artés-Ibáñez EJ, Dupré L, Telling ND, Teran FJ. Dynamical Magnetic Response of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Inside Live Cells. ACS Nano 2018; 12:2741-2752. [PMID: 29508990 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.7b08995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Magnetic nanoparticles exposed to alternating magnetic fields have shown a great potential acting as magnetic hyperthermia mediators for cancer treatment. However, a dramatic and unexplained reduction of the nanoparticle magnetic heating efficiency has been evidenced when nanoparticles are located inside cells or tissues. Recent studies suggest the enhancement of nanoparticle clustering and/or immobilization after interaction with cells as possible causes, although a quantitative description of the influence of biological matrices on the magnetic response of magnetic nanoparticles under AC magnetic fields is still lacking. Here, we studied the effect of cell internalization on the dynamical magnetic response of iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs). AC magnetometry and magnetic susceptibility measurements of two magnetic core sizes (11 and 21 nm) underscored differences in the dynamical magnetic response following cell uptake with effects more pronounced for larger sizes. Two methodologies have been employed for experimentally determining the magnetic heat losses of magnetic nanoparticles inside live cells without risking their viability as well as the suitability of magnetic nanostructures for in vitro hyperthermia studies. Our experimental results-supported by theoretical calculations-reveal that the enhancement of intracellular IONP clustering mainly drives the cell internalization effects rather than intracellular IONP immobilization. Understanding the effects related to the nanoparticle transit into live cells on their magnetic response will allow the design of nanostructures containing magnetic nanoparticles whose dynamical magnetic response will remain invariable in any biological environments, allowing sustained and predictable in vivo heating efficiency.
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- David Cabrera
- iMdea Nanociencia , Campus Universitario de Cantoblanco, C\Faraday, 9 , 28049 Madrid , Spain
- Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine , Keele University , Guy Hilton Research Centre, Thornburrow Drive , Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7QB , United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrical Energy, Metals, Mechanical Constructions and Systems , Ghent University , Technologiepark 913 , 9052 Zwijnaarde , Belgium
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- Department of Solid State Sciences , Ghent University , Krijgslaan 281/S1 , 9000 Ghent , Belgium
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- iMdea Nanociencia , Campus Universitario de Cantoblanco, C\Faraday, 9 , 28049 Madrid , Spain
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- Department of Electrical Energy, Metals, Mechanical Constructions and Systems , Ghent University , Technologiepark 913 , 9052 Zwijnaarde , Belgium
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- Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine , Keele University , Guy Hilton Research Centre, Thornburrow Drive , Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 7QB , United Kingdom
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- iMdea Nanociencia , Campus Universitario de Cantoblanco, C\Faraday, 9 , 28049 Madrid , Spain
- Nanobiotecnología (iMdea-Nanociencia) , Unidad Asociada al Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CSIC) , 28049 Madrid , Spain
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Abstract
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells possess pluripotency and self-renewal ability. Therefore, iPS cells are expected to be useful in regenerative medicine. However, iPS cells form malignant immature teratomas after transplantation into animals, even after differentiation induction. It has been suggested that undifferentiated cells expressing Nanog that remain after differentiation induction are responsible for teratoma formation. Various methods of removing these undifferentiated cells have therefore been investigated, but few methods involve morphological approaches, which may induce less cell damage. In addition, for cells derived from iPS cells to be applied in regenerative medicine, they must be alive. However, detailed morphological analysis of live undifferentiated cells has not been performed. For the above reasons, we assessed the morphological features of live undifferentiated cells remaining after differentiation induction as a basic investigation into the clinical application of iPS cells. As a result, live undifferentiated cells remaining after differentiation induction exhibited a round or oval cytoplasm about 12 μm in diameter and a nucleus. They exhibited nucleo-cytoplasmic (N/C) ratio of about 60% and eccentric nuclei, and they possessed partially granule-like structures in the cytoplasm and prominent nucleoli. Although they were similar to iPS cells, they were smaller than live iPS cells. Furthermore, very small cells were present among undifferentiated cells after differentiation induction. These results suggest that the removal of undifferentiated cells may be possible using the morphological features of live iPS cells and undifferentiated cells after differentiation induction. In addition, this study supports safe regenerative medicine using iPS cells.
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- Yukihiko Osawa
- 1 Graduate School of Health Science Studies, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,2 Cancer Cell Institute, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan
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- 2 Cancer Cell Institute, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,3 Department of Medical Life Science, Faculty of Medical Bioscience, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan
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- 1 Graduate School of Health Science Studies, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,2 Cancer Cell Institute, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,3 Department of Medical Life Science, Faculty of Medical Bioscience, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan
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- 1 Graduate School of Health Science Studies, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,2 Cancer Cell Institute, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan .,3 Department of Medical Life Science, Faculty of Medical Bioscience, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare , Nobeoka, Japan
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To understand basic principles of living organisms one has to know many different properties of all cellular components, their mutual interactions but also their amounts and spatial organization. Live-cell imaging is one possible approach to obtain such data. To get multiple snapshots of a cellular process, the imaging approach has to be gentle enough to not disrupt basic functions of the cell but also have high temporal and spatial resolution to detect and describe the changes. Light microscopy has become a method of choice and since its early development over 300 years ago revolutionized our understanding of living organisms. As most cellular components are indistinguishable from the rest of the cellular contents, the second revolution came from a discovery of specific labelling techniques, such as fusions to fluorescent proteins that allowed specific tracking of a component of interest. Currently, several different tags can be tracked independently and this allows us to simultaneously monitor the dynamics of several cellular components and from the correlation of their dynamics to infer their respective functions. It is, therefore, not surprising that live-cell fluorescence microscopy significantly advanced our understanding of basic cellular processes. Current cameras are fast enough to detect changes with millisecond time resolution and are sensitive enough to detect even a few photons per pixel. Together with constant improvement of properties of fluorescent tags, it is now possible to track single molecules in living cells over an extended period of time with a great temporal resolution. The parallel development of new illumination and detection techniques allowed breaking the diffraction barrier and thus further pushed the resolution limit of light microscopy. In this review, we would like to cover recent advances in live-cell imaging technology relevant to bacterial cells and provide a few examples of research that has been possible due to imaging. This article is part of the themed issue ‘The new bacteriology’.
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- Johannes P Schneider
- Focal Area Infection Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Focal Area Infection Biology, Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Lu Q, Ericson D, Song Y, Zhu C, Ye R, Liu S, Spernyak JA, Du D, Li H, Wu Y, Lin Y. MnO 2 Nanotube-Based NanoSearchlight for Imaging of Multiple MicroRNAs in Live Cells. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:23325-23332. [PMID: 28493665 PMCID: PMC5831178 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b15387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Sensitive assay and imaging of multiple low-abundance microRNAs (miRNAs) in living cells remain a grand challenge. Herein, based on polyelectrolyte-induced reduction, a facile approach has been proposed to synthesize novel MnO2 nanotubes. Owing to the remarkably strong fluorescence quenching ability, low cytotoxicity, and excellent colloid stability, the as-prepared MnO2 nanotubes showed great potential for simultaneous detection and imaging of multiple miRNAs in vitro and in situ in living cells for the first time. Besides, MnO2 nanotubes can be reduced to Mn2+ by intracellular acid pH or glutathione, which may serve as an activatable contrast reagent for MRI. Therefore, the MnO2 nanotube-based probes, termed "NanoSearchlight", provide a promising, multimodal imaging tool for precise and accurate diagnosis and prognosis of cancers.
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- Qian Lu
- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, China
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- Dept. of Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, United States
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- School of Mechanical and Material Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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Bulat K, Rygula A, Szafraniec E, Ozaki Y, Baranska M. Live endothelial cells imaged by Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy (SNOM): capabilities and challenges. J Biophotonics 2017; 10:928-938. [PMID: 27545579 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201600081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2016] [Revised: 07/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) shows a potential to study details of biological samples, since it provides the optical images of objects with nanometric spatial resolution (50-200 nm) and the topographic information at the same time. The goal of this work is to demonstrate the capabilities of SNOM in transmission configuration to study human endothelial cells and their morphological changes, sometimes very subtle, upon inflammation. Various sample preparations were tested for SNOM measurements and promising results are collected to show: 1) the influence of α tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) on EA.hy 926 cells (measurements of the fixed cells); 2) high resolution images of various endothelial cell lines, i.e. EA.hy 926 and HLMVEC (investigations of the fixed cells in buffer environment); 3) imaging of live endothelial cells in physiological buffers. The study demonstrate complementarity of the SNOM measurements performed in air and in liquid environments, on fixed as well as on living cells. Furthermore, it is proved that the SNOM is a very useful method for analysis of cellular morphology and topography. Changes in the cell shape and nucleus size, which are the symptoms of inflammatory reaction, were noticed in TNF-α activated EA.hy 926 cells. The cellular structures of submicron size were observed in high resolution optical images of cells from EA.hy 926 and HLMVEC lines.
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- Katarzyna Bulat
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, Krakow, Poland
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Bobrzynskiego 14, Kraków, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Bobrzynskiego 14, Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, Krakow, Poland
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- Kwasei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuen, Sanda, Hyougo, 669-1337, Japan
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, Krakow, Poland
- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Bobrzynskiego 14, Kraków, Poland
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Linot C, Poly J, Boucard J, Pouliquen D, Nedellec S, Hulin P, Marec N, Arosio P, Lascialfari A, Guerrini A, Sangregorio C, Lecouvey M, Lartigue L, Blanquart C, Ishow E. PEGylated Anionic Magnetofluorescent Nanoassemblies: Impact of Their Interface Structure on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast and Cellular Uptake. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2017; 9:14242-14257. [PMID: 28379690 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b01737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Controlling the interactions of functional nanostructures with water and biological media represents high challenges in the field of bioimaging applications. Large contrast at low doses, high colloidal stability in physiological conditions, the absence of cell cytotoxicity, and efficient cell internalization represent strong additional needs. To achieve such requirements, we report on high-payload magnetofluorescent architectures made of a shell of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles tightly anchored around fluorescent organic nanoparticles. Their external coating is simply modulated using anionic polyelectrolytes in a final step to provide efficient magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and fluorescence imaging of live cells. Various structures of PEGylated polyelectrolytes have been synthesized and investigated, differing from their iron oxide complexing units (carboxylic vs phosphonic acid), their structure (block- or comblike), their hydrophobicity, and their fabrication process [conventional or reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)-controlled radical polymerization] while keeping the central magnetofluorescent platforms the same. Combined photophysical, magnetic, NMRD, and structural investigations proved the superiority of RAFT polymer coatings containing carboxylate units and a hydrophobic tail to impart the magnetic nanoassemblies (NAs) with enhanced-MRI negative contrast, characterized by a high r2/r1 ratio and a transverse relaxation r2 equal to 21 and 125 s-1 mmol-1 L, respectively, at 60 MHz clinical frequency (∼1.5 T). Thanks to their dual modality, cell internalization of the NAs in mesothelioma cancer cells could be evidenced by both confocal fluorescence microscopy and magnetophoresis. A 72 h follow-up showed efficient uptake after 24 h with no notable cell mortality. These studies again pointed out the distinct behavior of RAFT polyelectrolyte-coated bimodal NAs that internalize at a slower rate with no adverse cytotoxicity. Extension to multicellular tumor cell spheroids that mimic solid tumors revealed the successful internalization of the NAs in the periphery cells, which provides efficient deep-imaging labels thanks to their induced T2* contrast, large emission Stokes shift, and bright dotlike signal, popping out of the strong spheroid autofluorescence.
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- Camille Linot
- IRS UN, INSERM-UMR 1232, CRCINA, 8 quai Monconsu, 44007 Nantes, France
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- IS2M, UMR, CNRS 7361, Université de Haute-Alsace , 15 rue Jean Starcky, 68057 Mulhouse, France
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- CEISAM, UMR, CNRS 6230, Université de Nantes , 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322 Nantes, France
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- IRS UN, INSERM-UMR 1232, CRCINA, 8 quai Monconsu, 44007 Nantes, France
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- INSERM, UMS 016, UMS, CNRS 3556, Université de Nantes , 8 quai Moncousu, 44007 Nantes, France
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- INSERM, UMS 016, UMS, CNRS 3556, Université de Nantes , 8 quai Moncousu, 44007 Nantes, France
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- Plateforme CytoCell, INSERM, UMR 1232, Université de Nantes , 44007 Nantes, France
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- Department of Physics, Università di Pavia , via Bassi, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Università di Pavia , via Bassi, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano and INSTM , via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- ICCOM-CNR via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Fiorentino, Italy
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- ICCOM-CNR via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Università di Pavia , via Bassi, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- CSPBAT-UMR CNRS 7244, Université de Villetaneuse-Paris 13 , 74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017 Bobigny, France
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- CEISAM, UMR, CNRS 6230, Université de Nantes , 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322 Nantes, France
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- CEISAM, UMR, CNRS 6230, Université de Nantes , 2 rue de la Houssinière, 44322 Nantes, France
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Mukherjee K, Chio TI, Gu H, Banerjee A, Sorrentino AM, Sackett DL, Bane SL. Benzocoumarin Hydrazine: A Large Stokes Shift Fluorogenic Sensor for Detecting Carbonyls in Isolated Biomolecules and in Live Cells. ACS Sens 2017; 2:128-134. [PMID: 28722432 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6b00616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Detection and quantification of biomolecule carbonylation, a critical manifestation of oxidative stress, allows better understanding of associated disease states. Existing approaches for such analyses require further processing of cells and tissues, which leads to loss of both spatial and temporal information about carbonylated biomolecules in cells. Live cell detection of these species requires sensors that are nontoxic, sufficiently reactive with the biocarbonyl in the intracellular milieu, and detectable with commonly available instrumentation. Presented here is a new fluorescent sensor for biomolecule carbonyl detection: a hydrazine derivative of a benzocoumarin, 7-hydrazinyl-4-methyl-2H-benzo[h]chromen-2-one (BzCH), which meets these requirements. This probe is especially well suited for live cell studies. It can be excited by a laser line common to many fluorescence microscopes. The emission maximum of BzCH undergoes a substantial red shift upon hydrazone formation (from ∼430 to ∼550 nm), which is the result of fluorophore disaggregation. Additionally, the hydrazone exhibits an exceptionally large Stokes shift (∼195 nm). The latter properties eliminate self-quenching of the probe and the need to remove unreacted fluorophore for reliable carbonyl detection. Thus, biomolecule carbonylation can be detected and quantified in cells and in cell extracts in a one-step procedure using this probe.
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- Kamalika Mukherjee
- Department
of Chemistry, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Eunice
Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Binghamton University, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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Zapotoczny B, Owczarczyk K, Szafranska K, Kus E, Chlopicki S, Szymonski M. Morphology and force probing of primary murine liver sinusoidal endothelial cells. J Mol Recognit 2017; 30. [PMID: 28120483 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) represent unique type of endothelial cells featured by their characteristic morphology, ie, lack of a basement membrane and presence of fenestrations-transmembrane pores acting as a dynamic filter between the vascular space and the liver parenchyma. Delicate structure of LSECs membrane combined with a submicron size of fenestrations hinders their visualization in live cells. In this work, we apply atomic force microscopy contact mode to characterize fenestrations in LSECs. We reveal the structure of fenestrations in live LSECs. Moreover, we show that the high-resolution imaging of fenestrations is possible for the glutaraldehyde-fixed LSECs. Finally, thorough information about the morphology of LSECs including great contrast in visualization of sieve plates and fenestrations is provided using Force Modulation mode. We show also the ability to precisely localize the cell nuclei in fixed LSECs. It can be helpful for more precise description of nanomechanical properties of cell nuclei using atomic force microscopy. Presented methodology combining high-quality imaging of fixed cells with an additional nanomechanical information of both live and fixed LSECs provides a unique approach to study LSECs morphology and nanomechanics that could foster understanding of the role of LSECs in maintaining liver homeostasis.
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- B Zapotoczny
- Centre for Nanometer-Scale Science and Advanced Materials (NANOSAM) Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
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- Centre for Nanometer-Scale Science and Advanced Materials (NANOSAM) Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
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- Centre for Nanometer-Scale Science and Advanced Materials (NANOSAM) Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland.,Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics (JCET), Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland.,Chair of Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Centre for Nanometer-Scale Science and Advanced Materials (NANOSAM) Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
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Lee JH, Bao K, Frangioni JV, Choi HS. Screening of Small Molecule Microarrays for Ligands Targeted to the Extracellular Epitopes of Living Cells. Microarrays (Basel) 2015; 4:53-63. [PMID: 26435848 DOI: 10.3390/microarrays4010053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The screening of living cells using high-throughput microarrays is technically challenging. Great care must be taken in the chemical presentation of potential ligands and the number of collisions that cells make with them. To overcome these issues, we have developed a glass slide-based microarray system to discover small molecule ligands that preferentially bind to one cell type over another, including when the cells differ by only a single receptor. Chemical spots of 300 ± 10 μm in diameter are conjugated covalently to glass slides using an arraying robot, and novel near-infrared fluorophores with peak emission at 700 nm and 800 nm are used to label two different cell types. By carefully optimizing incubation conditions, including cell density, motion, kinetics, detection, etc. we demonstrate that cell-ligand binding occurs, and that the number of cells bound per chemical spot correlates with ligand affinity and specificity. This screening system lays the foundation for high-throughput discovery of novel ligands to the cell surface.
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Wang ZG, Liu SL, Hu YJ, Tian ZQ, Hu B, Zhang ZL, Pang DW. Dissecting the Factors Affecting the Fluorescence Stability of Quantum Dots in Live Cells. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:8401-8408. [PMID: 26998815 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b01742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Labeling and imaging of live cells with quantum dots (QDs) has attracted great attention in the biomedical field over the past two decades. Maintenance of the fluorescence of QDs in a biological environment is crucial for performing long-term cell tracking to investigate the proliferation and functional evolution of cells. The cell-penetrating peptide transactivator of transcription (TAT) is a well-studied peptide to efficiently enhance the transmembrane delivery. Here, we used TAT peptide-conjugated QDs (TAT-QDs) as a model system to examine the fluorescence stability of QDs in live cells. By confocal microscopy, we found that TAT-QDs were internalized into cells by endocytosis, and transported into the cytoplasm via the mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, and lysosomes. More importantly, the fluorescence of TAT-QDs in live cells was decreased mainly by cell proliferation, and the low pH value in the lysosomes could also lower the fluorescence intensity of intracellular QDs. Quantitative analysis of the amount of QDs in the extracellular region and whole cells indicated that the exocytosis was not the primary cause of fluorescence decay of intracellular QDs. This work facilitates a better understanding of the fluorescence stability of QDs for cell imaging and long-term tracking in live cells. Also, it provides insights into the utility of TAT for transmembrane transportation, and the preparation and modification of QDs for cell imaging and tracking.
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- Zhi-Gang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology, The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology, The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology, The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology, The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology, The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology, The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Biology and Medicine (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Virology, The Institute for Advanced Studies, and Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology, Wuhan University , Wuhan 430072, People's Republic of China
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Chattoraj S, Amin MA, Bhattacharyya K. Cytochrome c-Capped Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters: Imaging of Live Cells and Delivery of Cytochrome c. Chemphyschem 2016; 17:2088-95. [PMID: 27028215 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201501163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Cytochrome c-capped fluorescent gold nanoclusters (Au-NCs) are used for imaging of live lung and breast cells. Delivery of cytochrome c inside the cells is confirmed by covalently attaching a fluorophore (Alexa Fluor 594) to cytochrome c-capped Au-NCs and observing fluorescence from Alexa 594 inside the cell. Mass spectrometry studies suggest that in bulk water, addition of glutathione (GSH) to cytochrome c-capped Au-NCs results in the formation of glutathione-capped Au-NCs and free apo-cytochrome c. Thus glutathione displaces cytochrome c as a capping agent. Using confocal microscopy, the emission spectra and decay of Au-NCs are measured in live cells. From the position of the emission maximum it is shown that the Au-NCs exist as Au8 in bulk water and as Au13 inside the cells. Fluorescence resonance energy transfer from cytochrome c-Au-NC (donor) to Mitotracker Orange (acceptor) indicates that the Au-NCs localise in the mitochondria of live cells.
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- Shyamtanu Chattoraj
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700 032, India), Fax: (91)-33-2473-2805
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700 032, India), Fax: (91)-33-2473-2805
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, 700 032, India), Fax: (91)-33-2473-2805.
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Shang L, Yang L, Wang H, Nienhaus GU. In Situ Monitoring of the Intracellular Stability of Nanoparticles by Using Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging. Small 2016; 12:868-873. [PMID: 26708212 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201503316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2015] [Revised: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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FLIMaging nanoparticle degradation: semiconductor and metal nanoparticle degradation has been observed in live cells over 3 d via the change of the characteristic luminescence lifetime using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM). Thus, FLIM is a simple yet robust tool to examine the intracellular stability of photoluminescent nanoparticles in live cells, tissues, and organisms.
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- Li Shang
- Institute of Applied Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Nanotechnology and Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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Wu C, Rehman FU, Li J, Ye J, Zhang Y, Su M, Jiang H, Wang X. Real-Time Evaluation of Live Cancer Cells by an in Situ Surface Plasmon Resonance and Electrochemical Study. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2015; 7:24848-24854. [PMID: 26492438 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b08066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This work presents a new strategy of the combination of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and electrochemical study for real-time evaluation of live cancer cells treated with daunorubicin (DNR) at the interface of the SPR chip and living cancer cells. The observations demonstrate that the SPR signal changes could be closely related to the morphology and mass changes of adsorbed cancer cells and the variation of the refractive index of the medium solution. The results of light microscopy images and 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide studies also illustrate the release or desorption of HepG2 cancer cells, which were due to their apoptosis after treatment with DNR. It is evident that the extracellular concentration of DNR residue can be readily determined through electrochemical measurements. The decreases in the magnitudes of SPR signals were linearly related to cell survival rates, and the combination of SPR with electrochemical study could be utilized to evaluate the potential therapeutic efficiency of bioactive agents to cells. Thus, this label-free, real-time SPR-electrochemical detection technique has great promise in bioanalysis or monitoring of relevant treatment processes in clinical applications.
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- Changyu Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics (Chien-Shiung Wu Laboratory), Southeast University , Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics (Chien-Shiung Wu Laboratory), Southeast University , Nanjing 210096, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Nantong University , Nantong 226001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics (Chien-Shiung Wu Laboratory), Southeast University , Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics (Chien-Shiung Wu Laboratory), Southeast University , Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics (Chien-Shiung Wu Laboratory), Southeast University , Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics (Chien-Shiung Wu Laboratory), Southeast University , Nanjing 210096, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics (Chien-Shiung Wu Laboratory), Southeast University , Nanjing 210096, China
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Sorokin DV, Stixová L, Sehnalová P, Legartová S, Suchánková J, Šimara P, Kozubek S, Matula P, Skalníková M, Raška I, Bártová E. Localized movement and morphology of UBF1-positive nucleolar regions are changed by γ-irradiation in G2 phase of the cell cycle. Nucleus 2015. [PMID: 26208041 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2015.1075111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The nucleolus is a well-organized site of ribosomal gene transcription. Moreover, many DNA repair pathway proteins, including ATM, ATR kinases, MRE11, PARP1 and Ku70/80, localize to the nucleolus (Moore et al., 2011 ). We analyzed the consequences of DNA damage in nucleoli following ultraviolet A (UVA), C (UVC), or γ-irradiation in order to test whether and how radiation-mediated genome injury affects local motion and morphology of nucleoli. Because exposure to radiation sources can induce changes in the pattern of UBF1-positive nucleolar regions, we visualized nucleoli in living cells by GFP-UBF1 expression for subsequent morphological analyses and local motion studies. UVA radiation, but not 5 Gy of γ-rays, induced apoptosis as analyzed by an advanced computational method. In non-apoptotic cells, we observed that γ-radiation caused nucleolar re-positioning over time and changed several morphological parameters, including the size of the nucleolus and the area of individual UBF1-positive foci. Radiation-induced nucleoli re-arrangement was observed particularly in G2 phase of the cell cycle, indicating repair of ribosomal genes in G2 phase and implying that nucleoli are less stable, thus sensitive to radiation, in G2 phase.
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- Dmitry V Sorokin
- a Institute of Biophysics ; Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic ; Brno , Czech Republic
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Nozeret K, Loll F, Escudé C, Boutorine AS. Polyamide fluorescent probes for visualization of repeated DNA sequences in living cells. Chembiochem 2015; 16:549-54. [PMID: 25639955 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201402676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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DNA imaging in living cells usually requires transgenic approaches that modify the genome. Synthetic pyrrole-imidazole polyamides that bind specifically to the minor groove of double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) represent an attractive approach for in-cell imaging that does not necessitate changes to the genome. Nine hairpin polyamides that target mouse major satellite DNA were synthesized. Their interactions with synthetic target dsDNA fragments were studied by thermal denaturation, gel-shift electrophoresis, circular dichroism, and fluorescence spectroscopy. The polyamides had different affinities for the target DNA, and fluorescent labeling of the polyamides affected their affinity for their targets. We validated the specificity of the probes in fixed cells and provide evidence that two of the probes detect target sequences in mouse living cell lines. This study demonstrates for the first time that synthetic compounds can be used for the visualization of the nuclear substructures formed by repeated DNA sequences in living cells.
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- Karine Nozeret
- Structure and Instability of Genomes, Sorbonne Universités, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, INSERM U 1154, CNRS UMR 7196, 57 rue Cuvier, C.P. 26, 75231 Paris Cedex 05 (France)
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Far-red organic fluorophores commonly used in traditional and super-resolution localization microscopy are found to contain a fluorescent impurity with green excitation and near-red emission. This near-red fluorescent impurity can interfere with some multicolor stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy/photoactivated localization microscopy measurements in live cells and produce subtle artifacts in chemically fixed cells. We additionally describe alternatives to avoid artifacts in super-resolution localization microscopy.
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- Matthew B. Stone
- Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, 930 N University, Ann Arbor MI 48109
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, 930 N University, Ann Arbor MI 48109
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Many common, important diseases are either caused or exacerbated by hyperactivation (e.g., cancer) or inactivation (e.g., heart failure) of the cell division cycle. A better understanding of the cell cycle is critical for interpreting numerous types of physiological changes in cells. Moreover, new insights into how to control it will facilitate new therapeutics for a variety of diseases and new avenues in regenerative medicine. The progression of cells through the four main phases of their division cycle [G(0)/G(1), S (DNA synthesis), G(2), and M (mitosis)] is a highly conserved process orchestrated by several pathways (e.g., transcription, phosphorylation, nuclear import/export, and protein ubiquitination) that coordinate a core cell cycle pathway. This core pathway can also receive inputs that are cell type and cell niche dependent. "Broken cell" methods (e.g., use of labeled nucleotide analogs) to assess for cell cycle activity have revealed important insights regarding the cell cycle but lack the ability to assess living cells in real time (longitudinal studies) and with single-cell resolution. Moreover, such methods often require cell synchronization, which can perturb the pathway under study. Live cell cycle sensors can be used at single-cell resolution in living cells, intact tissue, and whole animals. Use of these more recently available sensors has the potential to reveal physiologically relevant insights regarding the normal and perturbed cell division cycle.
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- Lindsay Henderson
- Department of Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Zhang X, Roeffaers MB, Basu S, Daniele JR, Fu D, Freudiger CW, Holtom GR, Xie XS. Label-free live-cell imaging of nucleic acids using stimulated Raman scattering microscopy. Chemphyschem 2012; 13:1054-9. [PMID: 22368112 PMCID: PMC3516876 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Imaging of nucleic acids is important for studying cellular processes such as cell division and apoptosis. A noninvasive label-free technique is attractive. Raman spectroscopy provides rich chemical information based on specific vibrational peaks. However, the signal from spontaneous Raman scattering is weak and long integration times are required, which drastically limits the imaging speed when used for microscopy. Coherent Raman scattering techniques, comprising coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy, overcome this problem by enhancing the signal level by up to five orders of magnitude. CARS microscopy suffers from a nonresonant background signal, which distorts Raman spectra and limits sensitivity. This makes CARS imaging of weak transitions in spectrally congested regions challenging. This is especially the case in the fingerprint region, where nucleic acids show characteristic peaks. The recently developed SRS microscopy is free from these limitations; excitation spectra are identical to those of spontaneous Raman and sensitivity is close to shot-noise limited. Herein we demonstrate the use of SRS imaging in the fingerprint region to map the distribution of nucleic acids in addition to proteins and lipids in single salivary gland cells of Drosophila larvae, and in single mammalian cells. This allows the imaging of DNA condensation associated with cell division and opens up possibilities of imaging such processes in vivo.
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- Xu Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA), Fax: (+1)6174968709
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA), Fax: (+1)6174968709
- Department of Molecular and Microbial Systems, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, 3001 Heverlee (Belgium)
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA), Fax: (+1)6174968709
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA), Fax: (+1)6174968709
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA), Fax: (+1)6174968709
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA), Fax: (+1)6174968709
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA), Fax: (+1)6174968709
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA), Fax: (+1)6174968709
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Kraft LJ, Kenworthy AK. Imaging protein complex formation in the autophagy pathway: analysis of the interaction of LC3 and Atg4B(C74A) in live cells using Förster resonance energy transfer and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching. J Biomed Opt 2012; 17:011008. [PMID: 22352642 PMCID: PMC3380812 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.17.1.011008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 09/29/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The protein microtubule-associated protein 1, light chain 3 (LC3) functions in autophagosome formation and plays a central role in the autophagy pathway. Previously, we found LC3 diffuses more slowly in cells than is expected for a freely diffusing monomer, suggesting it may constitutively associate with a macromolecular complex containing other protein components of the pathway. In the current study, we used Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) microscopy and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) to investigate the interactions of LC3 with Atg4B(C74A), a catalytically inactive mutant of the cysteine protease involved in lipidation and de-lipidation of LC3, as a model system to probe protein complex formation in the autophagy pathway. We show Atg4B(C74A) is in FRET proximity with LC3 in both the cytoplasm and nucleus of living cells, consistent with previous biochemical evidence that suggests these proteins directly interact. In addition, overexpressed Atg4B(C74A) diffuses significantly more slowly than predicted based on its molecular weight, and its translational diffusion coefficient is significantly slowed upon coexpression with LC3 to match that of LC3 itself. Taken together, these results suggest Atg4B(C74A) and LC3 are contained within the same multiprotein complex and that this complex exists in both the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm of living cells.
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- Lewis J. Kraft
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Chemical and Physical Biology Program, Nashville, Tennessee 37232
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- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Chemical and Physical Biology Program, Nashville, Tennessee 37232
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Nashville, Tennessee 37232
- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Nashville, Tennessee 37232
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Downes A, Mouras R, Bagnaninchi P, Elfick A. Raman spectroscopy and CARS microscopy of stem cells and their derivatives. J Raman Spectrosc 2011; 42:1864-1870. [PMID: 22319014 PMCID: PMC3272468 DOI: 10.1002/jrs.2975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The characterisation of stem cells is of vital importance to regenerative medicine. Failure to separate out all stem cells from differentiated cells before therapies can result in teratomas - tumours of multiple cell types. Typically, characterisation is performed in a destructive manner with fluorescent assays. A truly non-invasive method of characterisation would be a major breakthrough in stem cell-based therapies. Raman spectroscopy has revealed that DNA and RNA levels drop when a stem cell differentiates into other cell types, which we link to a change in the relative sizes of the nucleus and cytoplasm. We also used Raman spectroscopy to investigate the biochemistry within an early embryo, or blastocyst, which differs greatly from colonies of embryonic stem cells. Certain cell types that differentiate from stem cells can be identified by directly imaging the biochemistry with CARS microscopy; examples presented are hydroxyapatite - a precursor to bone, and lipids in adipocytes.
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- Andrew Downes
- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK
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- Centre for Biomedical Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JL, UK
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Weiss A, Neuberg P, Philippot S, Erbacher P, Weill CO. Intracellular peptide delivery using amphiphilic lipid-based formulations. Biotechnol Bioeng 2011; 108:2477-87. [PMID: 21520021 DOI: 10.1002/bit.23182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Revised: 03/28/2011] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Peptides, highly diverse by their nature, are important biochemical and pharmaceutical tools: ligands for cellular receptors, transcription factors, immunosuppressants, vaccines, etc. As the majority of their targets are intracellular, peptides need to cross the plasma membrane and gain access to the cytoplasm. However, due to their physicochemical properties, most peptides need to be entrapped by a molecular vehicle to be able to reach the cytosol compartment. In this study, we present new biological tools to enhance intracellular peptides delivery. Based on electrostatic interactions, two complementary types of amphiphilic molecules have been designed as delivery vehicles. A diverse set of fluorescently labeled peptides have successfully been delivered. This opens the avenue for the use of peptides combined to delivery vehicles as therapeutic aids.
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- Amélie Weiss
- Polyplus-transfection SA, Bioparc, Bd Sébastien Brant, BP 90018, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France; telephone: +33-390-406-472; fax: +33-390-406-181
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Peckys DB, de Jonge N. Visualizing gold nanoparticle uptake in live cells with liquid scanning transmission electron microscopy. Nano Lett 2011; 11:1733-8. [PMID: 21410218 PMCID: PMC3087289 DOI: 10.1021/nl200285r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Revised: 02/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The intracellular uptake of 30 nm diameter gold nanoparticles (Au-NPs) was studied at the nanoscale in pristine eukaryotic cells. Live COS-7 cells were maintained in a microfluidic chamber and imaged using scanning transmission electron microscopy. A quantitative image analysis showed that Au-NPs bound to the membranes of vesicles, possibly lysosomes, and occupied 67% of the available surface area. The vesicles accumulated to form a micrometer-sized cluster after 24 h of incubation. Two clusters were analyzed and found to consist of 117 ± 9 and 164 ± 4 NP-filled vesicles.
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- Diana B. Peckys
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
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