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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2026

Redox-Activated Probes Enable High-Contrast Live Imaging of Native Postsynaptic Scaffolds.

Christiane Huhn, Clémence Mille, Sheng-Yang Ho, Felix Lützenkirchen, Vladimir Khayenko, Melanie Hein, Christian Werner, Matthias Kneussel, Johannes W Hell, Christian G Specht and 1 more

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors.

Christiane HuhnRudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9862-8784
Clémence MilleNeuroBicêtre, Inserm U1195, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
Sheng-Yang HoDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-2292-6494
Felix LützenkirchenInstitute of Molecular Neurogenetics, Center For Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0755-9061
Vladimir KhayenkoRudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9662-8585
Melanie HeinRudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Christian WernerBiocenter, Department of Biotechnology and Biophysics, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1281-0919
Matthias KneusselInstitute of Molecular Neurogenetics, Center For Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4900-366X
Johannes W HellDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7960-7531
Christian G SpechtNeuroBicêtre, Inserm U1195, Université Paris-Saclay, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.ORCID 0000-0001-6038-7735
Hans M MaricRudolf Virchow Center for Integrative and Translational Bioimaging, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2719-4752

Funding

Dysregulation of Cav1.2 by beta amyloid peptideRF1AG055357 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI HELL, JOHANNES W · 2022 to 2024
$1.7M
Agence national de la recherche ANR-20-CE11-0002Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft KN556/16-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft KN556/18-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft MA6957/1-1Laboratoire d'Excellence MemoLifeNIMH NIH HHS RF1 AG055357WM Keck award
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Direct visualization of postsynaptic scaffolds in living neurons is essential for dissecting synaptic dynamics and plasticity. Existing methods for live synapse visualization have major constraints, relying on genetic engineering or multistep application of live-cell incompatible antibodies or nanobodies. Available affinity probes and delivery strategies lack the required contrast due to incomplete or excess delivery. Here, we introduce Sylives, a set of compact, synthetic fluorescent peptides that enable high-contrast live imaging of inhibitory (gephyrin) and excitatory (PSD-95) postsynaptic scaffolds in native neurons. Critically, by pre-purification of the redox-cleavable CPP-probe conjugate we overcome side-product formation of in-situ coupling strategies, achieving reliable cytosolic delivery and restored scaffold binding after intracellular reduction. The Sylive design addresses the need for nanomolar probe levels versus micromolar CPP for clean labelling and efficient delivery by decoupling targeting and uptake. Through quantitative evaluation of uptake and off-target binding, we defined a transferrable parameter space for effective intracellular delivery. Near traceless Sylive uptake and target specificity are validated by direct comparison to transiently expressed proteins and immunolabeling in fixed neurons. The reduction-sensitive Sylive conjugates enable high-contrast, specificity-restored labelling of endogenous postsynaptic sites without genetic modification and offer a modular platform for targeting alternative intracellular proteins in living primary neurons.

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Disks Large Homolog 4 ProteinFluorescent DyesNeuronsPeptidesSynapsesAnimalsHumansMembrane ProteinsOxidation-ReductionRatsDisks Large Homolog 4 ProteinFluorescent DyesgephyrinMembrane ProteinsPeptidesfluorescent probegephyrinlive‐cell imagingneuronpeptidePSDsynapse

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PMID41622902
PMCPMC12970509

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