PUBLICATION

An Ultrasensitive Cyclization-Based Fluorescent Probe for Imaging Native HOBr in Live Cells and Zebrafish

Authors
Xu, K., Luan, D., Wang, X., Hu, B., Liu, X., Kong, F., Tang, B.
ID
ZDB-PUB-160916-5
Date
2016
Source
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)   55(41): 12751-4 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Hu, Bo
Keywords
bioimaging, cyclization reactions, fluorescent probes, hypobromous acid
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Bromates/analysis*
  • Cyclization
  • Fluorescent Dyes/chemical synthesis
  • Fluorescent Dyes/chemistry*
  • Hep G2 Cells
  • Humans
  • Molecular Structure
  • Optical Imaging*
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
27629766 Full text @ Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl.
Abstract
Bromine has been reported recently as being the 28(th) essential element for human health. HOBr, which is generated in vivo from bromide, is a required factor in the formation of sulfilimine crosslinks in collagen IV. However, to date, no method for the specific detection of native HOBr in vivo has been reported. Herein, we develop a simple small molecular probe for imaging HOBr based on a specific cyclization catalyzed by HOBr. The probe can be easily synthesized in high yield through a Suzuki cross-coupling reaction. The probe exhibits ultrahigh sensitivity at the picomole level, in addition to specificity for HOBr and real-time response. Importantly, without Br(-) stimulation, this probe reports native HOBr levels in HepG2 cells. Thus, the probe is a promising new tool for imaging endogenous HOBr and may provide a means for finding new physiological functions of HOBr in living organisms.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping