A highly selective fluorogenic substrate for imaging glutathione S-transferase P1: development and cellular applicability in epigenetic studies

Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Jul 9;55(56):8122-8125. doi: 10.1039/c9cc03064f.

Abstract

Pi-class glutathione S-transferase (GSTP1) is a molecular marker enzyme whose expression level is altered in various malignant tumour tissues. Herein, we report the first highly selective fluorogenic GSTP1 substrate, Ps-TG, and its membrane-permeable derivative Ps-TAc, for specific visualization of intracellular GSTP1 activity in cancer cells or epigenetically regulated GSTP1 expression.

MeSH terms

  • Epigenesis, Genetic*
  • Fluorescent Dyes / metabolism*
  • Glutathione / metabolism
  • Glutathione S-Transferase pi / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • GSTP1 protein, human
  • Glutathione S-Transferase pi
  • Glutathione