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ArticleBioconjugate chemistry2017

Bioimaging with Macromolecular Probes Incorporating Multiple BODIPY Fluorophores.

Ek Raj Thapaliya, Yang Zhang, Pravat Dhakal, Adrienne S Brown, James N Wilson, Kevin M Collins, Françisco M Raymo

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Article in Bioconjugate chemistry, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. MultifunctionalRSC advances · 2025
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  4. Green-Light Activatable BODIPY and Coumarin 5'-Caps for Oligonucleotide Photocaging.Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2022
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  5. Identification of Toxicity Effects of CuEnvironmental science. Nano · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ek Raj ThapaliyaLaboratory for Molecular Photonics, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States.
Yang ZhangLaboratory for Molecular Photonics, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States.
Pravat DhakalLaboratory for Molecular Photonics, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States.
Adrienne S BrownLaboratory for Molecular Photonics, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States.
James N WilsonLaboratory for Molecular Photonics, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4467-4838
Kevin M CollinsLaboratory for Molecular Photonics, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States.
Françisco M RaymoLaboratory for Molecular Photonics, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, University of Miami , 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33146-0431, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6163-6606

Funding

Neuromodulator signaling and activity in the C. elegans egg-laying circuit.R01NS086932 · NINDS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Kevin Michael Collins, MICHAEL R KOELLE · 2014 to 2026
$5.2M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS086932
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seven macromolecular constructs incorporating multiple borondipyrromethene (BODIPY) fluorophores along a common poly(methacrylate) backbone with decyl and oligo(ethylene glycol) side chains were synthesized. The hydrophilic oligo(ethylene glycol) components impose solubility in aqueous environment on the overall assembly. The hydrophobic decyl chains effectively insulate the fluorophores from each other to prevent detrimental interchromophoric interactions and preserve their photophysical properties. As a result, the brightness of these multicomponent assemblies is approximately three times greater than that of a model BODIPY monomer. Such a high brightness level is maintained even after injection of the macromolecular probes in living nematodes, allowing their visualization with a significant improvement in signal-to-noise ratio, relative to the model monomer, and no cytotoxic or behavioral effects. The covalent scaffold of these macromolecular constructs also permits their subsequent conjugation to secondary antibodies. The covalent attachment of polymer and biomolecule does not hinder the targeting ability of the latter and the resulting bioconjugates can be exploited to stain the tubulin structure of model cells to enable their visualization with optimal signal-to-noise ratios. These results demonstrate that this particular structural design for the incorporation of multiple chromophores within the same covalent construct is a viable one to preserve the photophysical properties of the emissive species and enable the assembly of bioimaging probes with enhanced brightness.

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AnimalsBoron CompoundsCaenorhabditis elegansDiagnostic ImagingFluorescent DyesHeLa CellsHumansMacromolecular SubstancesNanoparticlesPolymers4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indaceneBoron CompoundsFluorescent DyesMacromolecular SubstancesPolymers

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PMID28430413
PMCPMC5906127

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