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ArticleScientific reports2016

Self-assembled hydrophobin for producing water-soluble and membrane permeable fluorescent dye.

Kunpeng Wang, Yunjie Xiao, Yanyan Wang, Yaqing Feng, Cheng Chen, Jie Zhang, Qian Zhang, Shuxian Meng, Zefang Wang, Haitao Yang

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Kunpeng WangSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Life Sciences, College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.
Yunjie XiaoState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, People's Republic of China.
Yanyan WangSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Life Sciences, College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.
Yaqing FengSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Life Sciences, College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.
Cheng ChenSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Life Sciences, College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.
Jie ZhangSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Life Sciences, College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.
Qian ZhangSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Life Sciences, College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.
Shuxian MengSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Life Sciences, College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.
Zefang WangSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Life Sciences, College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.
Haitao YangSchool of Chemical Engineering and Technology, School of Life Sciences, College of Precision Instrument and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

Low water solubility and poor membrane permeability are major disadvantages that compromise applications of most fluorescent dyes. To resolve these problems, herein, using Boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) as a model fluorescent dye, for the first time, we provide a new strategy for the rapid and efficient production of a water-soluble and membrane-permeable dye by mixing with an amphiphilic protein named hydrophobin. Data shows BODIPY could be effectively solubilized and dispersed in 200 μg/mL hydrophobin by simple mixing and sonication. Subsequent experiments indicated that hydrophobin self-assembled into a protein film on the surface of BODIPY forming stable hydrophobin-BODIPY complexes with a size range of 10-30 nm. Furthermore, we demonstrated hydrophobin-functionalized BODIPY are toxicity free to cells. The hydrophobin-BODIPY complex could pass through both the cell plasma membrane and nuclear membrane efficiently. Our work opens a novel route to modify and functionalize fluorescent dyes and may be developed as a general strategy for broadening their applications.

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Cell Membrane PermeabilityHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsAnimalsBiological TransportBoron CompoundsCell MembraneCell SurvivalFluorescent DyesFungal ProteinsHeLa CellsHumansMiceMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNIH 3T3 CellsNuclear Envelope4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indaceneBoron CompoundsFluorescent DyesFungal ProteinsWater

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