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ReviewChemical Society reviews2015

Chemical probes for molecular imaging and detection of hydrogen sulfide and reactive sulfur species in biological systems.

Vivian S Lin, Wei Chen, Ming Xian, Christopher J Chang

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Review in Chemical Society reviews, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 169 papers.

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169citing papers in PubMed
44.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

169 citing papers in PubMed, 1,012 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. An Expanded Palette of Fluorescent COS/HAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vivian S Lin *Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
Wei Chen *Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Ming XianDepartment of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Christopher J ChangDepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
University of California, Berkeley · USWashington State University · US

Funding

Molecular Imaging Probes To Study Redox BiologyR01GM079465 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI Christopher J. Chang · 2006 to 2026
$7.8M
Novel Sulfide Releasing Agents for Ischemic InjuryR01HL116571 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI LEFER, DAVID JOSEPH, XIAN, MING · 2014 to 2017
$1.8M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL116571NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL116571NIGMS NIH HHS GM 79465NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM079465
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a gaseous species produced by both bacteria and higher eukaryotic organisms, including mammalian vertebrates, has attracted attention in recent years for its contributions to human health and disease. H2S has been proposed as a cytoprotectant and gasotransmitter in many tissue types, including mediating vascular tone in blood vessels as well as neuromodulation in the brain. The molecular mechanisms dictating how H2S affects cellular signaling and other physiological events remain insufficiently understood. Furthermore, the involvement of H2S in metal-binding interactions and formation of related RSS such as sulfane sulfur may contribute to other distinct signaling pathways. Owing to its widespread biological roles and unique chemical properties, H2S is an appealing target for chemical biology approaches to elucidate its production, trafficking, and downstream function. In this context, reaction-based fluorescent probes offer a versatile set of screening tools to visualize H2S pools in living systems. Three main strategies used in molecular probe development for H2S detection include azide and nitro group reduction, nucleophilic attack, and CuS precipitation. Each of these approaches exploits the strong nucleophilicity and reducing potency of H2S to achieve selectivity over other biothiols. In addition, a variety of methods have been developed for the detection of other reactive sulfur species (RSS), including sulfite and bisulfite, as well as sulfane sulfur species and related modifications such as S-nitrosothiols. Access to this growing chemical toolbox of new molecular probes for H2S and related RSS sets the stage for applying these developing technologies to probe reactive sulfur biology in living systems.

Indexed as

Fluorescent DyesHumansHydrogen SulfideMolecular ImagingFluorescent DyesHydrogen Sulfide

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PMID25474627
PMCPMC4456340
OpenAlexW2163010727

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