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ArticleNature communications2016

Lysosome triggered near-infrared fluorescence imaging of cellular trafficking processes in real time.

Marco Grossi, Marina Morgunova, Shane Cheung, Dimitri Scholz, Emer Conroy, Marta Terrile, Angela Panarella, Jeremy C Simpson, William M Gallagher, Donal F O'Shea

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Article in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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49 citing papers in PubMed, 190 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Marco GrossiDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Marina MorgunovaDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Shane CheungDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Dimitri ScholzSchool of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Emer ConroySchool of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Marta TerrileSchool of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Angela PanarellaSchool of Biology and Environmental Science, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Jeremy C SimpsonSchool of Biology and Environmental Science, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
William M GallagherSchool of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Donal F O'SheaDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
University College Dublin · IERoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bioresponsive NIR-fluorophores offer the possibility for continual visualization of dynamic cellular processes with added potential for direct translation to in vivo imaging. Here we show the design, synthesis and lysosome-responsive emission properties of a new NIR fluorophore. The NIR fluorescent probe design differs from typical amine functionalized lysosomotropic stains with off/on fluorescence switching controlled by a reversible phenol/phenolate interconversion. Emission from the probe is shown to be highly selective for the lysosomes in co-imaging experiments using a HeLa cell line expressing the lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 fused to green fluorescent protein. The responsive probe is capable of real-time continuous imaging of fundamental cellular processes such as endocytosis, lysosomal trafficking and efflux in 3D and 4D. The advantage of the NIR emission allows for direct translation to in vivo tumour imaging, which is successfully demonstrated using an MDA-MB-231 subcutaneous tumour model. This bioresponsive NIR fluorophore offers significant potential for use in live cellular and in vivo imaging, for which currently there is a deficit of suitable molecular fluorescent tools.

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AdenocarcinomaAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCell CommunicationCell Line, TumorFemaleFluorescent DyesHumansLysosomesMiceMicroscopy, FluorescenceMolecular StructureNeoplasms, ExperimentalOptical ImagingSpectroscopy, Near-InfraredFluorescent Dyes

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PMID26927507
PMCPMC4773516
OpenAlexW2299552023

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