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Gaolin Liang
CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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We developed a new “smart” Eu-based probe (2) which is susceptive to furin, a protease overexpressed in cancer cells. Upon furin cleavage, 2 condenses to form oligomers and the latter self-assemble into Europium nanparticles (Eu-NPs) on site. Two-photon laser microscopy (TPLM) imaging of MDA-MB-468 cells incubated with 2 showed strong fluorescence signals from Golgi networks, suggesting 2 was under the action of furin and trapped at/near the locations of furin (i.e., Golgi networks). TPLM imaging of MDA-MB-468 cells incubated with the scrambled control of 2 (i.e., 2-Scr) at same condition only exhibits uniform, weak fluorescence signals. These results suggest that 2 could be a useful probe for TPLM imaging of furin activity in cancer cells. We describe herein a detailed protocol of cell preparation and TPLM imaging with 2.
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two-photon laser microscopy, europium, condensation reaction
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Gaolin Liang
CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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We developed a new “smart” Eu-based probe (2) which is susceptive to furin, a protease overexpressed in cancer cells. Upon furin cleavage, 2 condenses to form oligomers and the latter self-assemble into Europium nanparticles (Eu-NPs) on site. Two-photon laser microscopy (TPLM) imaging of MDA-MB-468 cells incubated with 2 showed strong fluorescence signals from Golgi networks, suggesting 2 was under the action of furin and trapped at/near the locations of furin (i.e., Golgi networks). TPLM imaging of MDA-MB-468 cells incubated with the scrambled control of 2 (i.e., 2-Scr) at same condition only exhibits uniform, weak fluorescence signals. These results suggest that 2 could be a useful probe for TPLM imaging of furin activity in cancer cells. We describe herein a detailed protocol of cell preparation and TPLM imaging with 2.
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Figure 2
Figure 3
The authors declare no competing financial interests.
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Associated Publications
Controlled intracellular self-assembly of gadolinium nanoparticles as smart molecular MR contrast agents
by Chun-Yan Cao, Ying-Ying Shen, Jian-Dong Wang, +2
Scientific Reports (03 January, 2013)