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ArticleChembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology2017

In Vivo Delivery and Activation of Masked Fluorogenic Hydrolase Substrates by Endogenous Hydrolases in C. elegans.

Shataakshi Dube, Hitesh Dube, Nicole B Green, Erik M Larsen, Alex White, R Jeremy Johnson, Jennifer R Kowalski

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Article in Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shataakshi DubeDepartment of Biological Sciences, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, USA.
Hitesh DubeDepartment of Biological Sciences, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, USA.
Nicole B GreenDepartment of Biological Sciences, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, USA.
Erik M LarsenDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, USA.
Alex WhiteDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, USA.
R Jeremy JohnsonDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2694-3915
Jennifer R KowalskiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46208, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1807-6831
Butler University · US

Funding

Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
Investigation of mycobacterial hydrolases and their role in lipolysis.R15GM110641 · NIGMS · BUTLER UNIVERSITY · PI JOHNSON, RANDAL JEREMY · 2015 to 2015
$306k
NIGMS NIH HHS R15 GM110641NIH HHS P40 OD010440
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein expression and localization are often studied in vivo by tagging molecules with green fluorescent protein (GFP), yet subtle changes in protein levels are not easily detected. To develop a sensitive in vivo method to amplify fluorescence signals and allow cell-specific quantification of protein abundance changes, we sought to apply an enzyme-activated cellular fluorescence system in vivo by delivering ester-masked fluorophores to Caenorhabditis elegans neurons expressing porcine liver esterase (PLE). To aid uptake into sensory neuron membranes, we synthesized two novel fluorogenic hydrolase substrates with long hydrocarbon tails. Recombinant PLE activated these fluorophores in vitro. In vivo activation occurred in sensory neurons, along with potent activation in intestinal lysosomes quantifiable by imaging and microplate and partially attributable to gut esterase 1 (GES-1) activity. These data demonstrate the promise of biorthogonal hydrolases and their fluorogenic substrates as in vivo neuronal imaging tools and for characterizing endogenous C. elegans hydrolase substrate specificities.

Indexed as

AnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansContrast MediaEsterasesFluorescent DyesMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeuronsRNA, MessengerSubstrate SpecificitySwineContrast MediaEsterasesFluorescent DyesRNA, MessengerbioorthogonalC. elegansfluorescent probeshydrolasesimaging agents

Identifiers

PMID28703362
PMCPMC5605452
OpenAlexW2734628640

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