Bioorthogonally applicable multicolor fluorogenic naphthalimide-tetrazine probes with aggregation-induced emission characters

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Jan 20;58(7):949-952. doi: 10.1039/d1cc05204g.

Abstract

A series of naphthalimide-tetrazines were developed as bioorthogonal fluorogenic probes, which could produce significant fluorescence enhancement, notable aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characters and multicolor emissions after bioorthogonal reaction with strained dienophiles. Manipulating the π-bridge in the fluorophore skeleton allows fine-tuning of the emission wavelength and influences the AIE-active properties. With these probes, we succeeded in no-wash fluorogenic protein labeling and mitochondria-selective bioorthogonal imaging in live cells.

MeSH terms

  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods
  • Mitochondria / chemistry
  • Mitochondria / metabolism
  • Naphthalimides / chemistry*
  • Tetrazoles / chemistry*

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Naphthalimides
  • Tetrazoles
  • 1H-tetrazole