Dual-functional probes for sequential thiol and redox homeostasis sensing in live cells

Analyst. 2015 Jan 7;140(1):322-9. doi: 10.1039/c4an01441c.

Abstract

A new type of resorufin-based dual-functional fluorescent probe whose fluorescence emission features are sensitive to thiol compounds and redox homeostasis was developed. Thiols-triggered nucleophilic substitution of the probes converts the nonfluorescent probe to the highly fluorescent resorufin moiety; the released resorufin not only enables fluorescence signaling specific for thiol compounds but functions as a redox indicator with sensitive colorimetric and fluorescence emission change upon redox variation. Preliminary fluorescence imaging experiments have revealed the biocompatibility of the as-prepared probes and validated their practicability for thiol sensing and redox homeostasis mapping in living cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemical synthesis
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Homeostasis*
  • Humans
  • Macrophages / chemistry*
  • Macrophages / cytology
  • Macrophages / metabolism
  • Molecular Structure
  • Oxazines / chemical synthesis
  • Oxazines / chemistry*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / analysis*
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds / metabolism

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Oxazines
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds
  • resorufin