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Highly selective turn-on red fluorescence probes for visualization of the G-quadruplexes DNA in living cells
Kang, Yongqiang,Wei, Chunying
, (2021/10/27)
Studies on small molecule fluorescent probes for detecting G-quadruplexes DNA have bring about an extensive attention in recent years. In this paper, we designed and synthesized three benzothiazole derivatives named 2a-2c under moderate reaction conditions and investigated their interactions with DNA (single-stranded, duplex, i-motif and G-quadruplex) and distribution in living cell. Three compounds present a large Stokes shift (~90 nm) and a weak red fluorescence emission, and they exhibit a good selectivity and sensitive turn-on fluorescence response for the promoter G-quadruplex DNA (bcl-2, c-myc and c-kit 2) and mitochondria G-quadruplex (KSS). The affinity of 2a and 2b with N-alkyl side chain group to DNA is stronger than that of 2c with an anion group, therefore, they also increase the stability of the G-quadruplex structure. 2b induces the conformational change of both bcl-2 and KSS G-quadruplexes, while all compounds induce the folding of bcl-2 from the coiled structure to the hybrid G-qrudruplex. Three compounds interact with the G-quadruplex DNA mainly by end-stacking mode. Furthermore, MTT assays and confocal fluorescence images show that these compounds can enter the living HepG2 cells with low cytotoxicity. 2a-2c are mainly located in the mitochondrion and interacted with mitochondria G-quadruplex DNA, while only weak fluorescence can be found in cell nucleus. In a word, 2a-2c can be implied in image of G-quadruplex DNA in living cells.
Design and Synthesis of Novel c-di-GMP G-Quadruplex Inducers as Bacterial Biofilm Inhibitors
Chen, Wei-Min,Lin, Jing,Lin, Qian-Wen,Liu, Jun,Wang, Zi-Qiang,Xuan, Teng-Fei,Yu, Hai-Tao
, p. 11074 - 11089 (2021/08/20)
The formation of biofilms by clinical pathogens typically leads to chronic and recurring antibiotic-resistant infections. High cellular levels of cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP), a ubiquitous secondary messenger of bacteria, have been proven to be associate
Engineering of Nucleic Acids and Synthetic Cofactors as Holo Sensors for Probing Signaling Molecules in the Cellular Membrane Microenvironment
Feng, Guangfu,Luo, Xingyu,Lu, Xu,Xie, Shiyi,Deng, Lu,Kang, Wenyuan,He, Fang,Zhang, Jiaheng,Lei, Chunyang,Lin, Bin,Huang, Yan,Nie, Zhou,Yao, Shouzhuo
supporting information, p. 6590 - 6594 (2019/05/14)
The comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms underlying the interaction of cells with their membrane microenvironment is of great value for fundamental biological research; however, tracking biomolecules on cell surfaces with high temporal and spatial resolution remains a challenge. Herein, a modular strategy is presented for the construction of cell surface DNA-based sensors by engineering DNA motifs and synthetic cofactors. In this strategy, a stimuli-reactive organic molecule is employed as the cofactor for the DNA motif, and the self-assembly of them forms a FRET-based holo DNA-based sensor. With the use of the DNA-based sensors, the versatility of this modular strategy has been demonstrated in the ratiometric imaging of the cellular extrusion process of endogenous signaling molecules, including sulfur dioxide derivatives and nitric oxide.