scholarly journals A fluorescence nanoscopy marker for corticotropin-releasing hormone type 1 receptor: computer design, synthesis, signaling effects, super-resolved fluorescence imaging, and in situ affinity constant in cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (46) ◽  
pp. 29212-29220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan M. Szalai ◽  
Natalia G. Armando ◽  
Federico M. Barabas ◽  
Fernando D. Stefani ◽  
Luciana Giordano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Microscopy ◽  
Super Resolution ◽  
Affinity Constant ◽  
Computer Design ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Fluorescent Marker ◽  
Fluorescence Nanoscopy ◽  
Antagonist Effect

A new fluorescent marker for CRHR1 shows an antagonist effect and suitability for super resolution fluorescence microscopy.

scholarly journals Feature-rich covalent stains for super-resolution and cleared tissue fluorescence microscopy

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (22) ◽  
pp. eaba4542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenyi Mao ◽  
Min Yen Lee ◽  
Jing-Ru Jhan ◽  
Aaron R. Halpern ◽  
Marcus A. Woodworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Microscopy ◽  
Fluorescent Dyes ◽  
Super Resolution ◽  
Fluorescent Labeling ◽  
Processing Conditions ◽  
Sample Processing ◽  
Tissue Fluorescence ◽  
Uniform Labeling ◽  
Tissue Microscopy

Fluorescence microscopy is a workhorse tool in biomedical imaging but often poses substantial challenges to practitioners in achieving bright or uniform labeling. In addition, while antibodies are effective specific labels, their reproducibility is often inconsistent, and they are difficult to use when staining thick specimens. We report the use of conventional, commercially available fluorescent dyes for rapid and intense covalent labeling of proteins and carbohydrates in super-resolution (expansion) microscopy and cleared tissue microscopy. This approach, which we refer to as Fluorescent Labeling of Abundant Reactive Entities (FLARE), produces simple and robust stains that are modern equivalents of classic small-molecule histology stains. It efficiently reveals a wealth of key landmarks in cells and tissues under different fixation or sample processing conditions and is compatible with immunolabeling of proteins and in situ hybridization labeling of nucleic acids.

scholarly journals In Situ Visualization of Block Copolymer Self-Assembly in Organic Media by Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (51) ◽  
pp. 18539-18542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte E. Boott ◽  
Romain F. Laine ◽  
Pierre Mahou ◽  
John R. Finnegan ◽  
Erin M. Leitao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Block Copolymer ◽  
Fluorescence Microscopy ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Super Resolution ◽  
Organic Media ◽  
In Situ Visualization

A Fused Thiophene-S,S-Dioxide-Based Super-Photostable Fluorescent Marker for Lipid Droplets

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayasu Taki ◽  
Keiji Kajiwara ◽  
Eriko Yamaguchi ◽  
Yoshikatsu Sato ◽  
Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
Lipid Droplets ◽  
Trajectory Analysis ◽  
Super Resolution ◽  
Fluorescent Marker ◽  
Selective Staining ◽  
Fluorescent Markers ◽  
Biological Studies ◽  
Particle Level

Lipid droplets (LDs) are essential organelle in most eukaryotes, and tracking intracellular LDs dynamics using synthetic small molecules is crucial for biological studies. However, only a limited number of fluorescent markers that satisfy all requirements, such as the selective staining of LDs, high photostability, and sufficient biocompatibility, have been developed. Herein, we report a series of donor-p-acceptor dyes based on the thiophene-containing fused polycyclic scaffold [1]benzothieno[3,2-<i>b</i>][1]benzothiophene (BTBT), in which either or both thiophene rings are oxidized into thiophene-<i>S</i>,<i>S</i>-dioxide to form an electron-accepting building block. Among these dyes, LAQ1 satisfied all the aforementioned requirements, and allowed us capturing ultra-small LDs on the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane by stimulation emission depletion (STED) microscopy with a super-resolution below the diffraction limit of light. Moreover, the extremely high photostability of LAQ1 enabled recording the lipolysis of LDs and the concomitant lipogenesis as well as long-term trajectory analysis of micro LDs at the single particle level in living cells.

Mechanistische Untersuchungen zum reversiblen Gleichgewicht von metallorganischen Tripeldecker- und Sandwichkomplexen des Typs [Bis{(η5-CpR)Co}-μ-{η4:η4-aren}] und [(η5-CpR)Co(η6-aren)] / Mechanistic Studies towards the Reversible Equilibrium between Metal Organic Triple Decker and Sandwich Complexes [Bis{(η5 -CpR)Co}-μ-{η4 :η4-arene}] and [{(η5-CpR)Co(η6-arene)]

1998 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
pp. 1267-1272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg J. Schneider ◽  
Dirk Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Ligand Exchange ◽  
Sandwich Complexes ◽  
Valuable Metal ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Synthetic Utility ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Arene Ligand ◽  
Benzene Toluene

The arene ligand exchange mechanism of slipped arene triple deckers [Bis{(η5-CpR)Co}-μ-{η4:η4-arene}] (R = Me5, 1,2,4 tri-tert butyl, arene = benzene, toluene) 1 was studied by 1H-NMR spectroscopy for different concentrations and solvents. It has been found that triple deckers of type 1 decompose slowly in solution. A unique equilibrium, between these triple deckers and the mixed sandwich complexes [(η6-arene)Co(η5-CpR)] and 14 e [(η5-Cp)Co]solv fragments generated in situ by decomposition o f 1 exists. In addition to this equilibrium arene lability of the thus formed mixed sandwich complex type has been detected by NMR making slipped triple deckers 1 ideal single source compounds for the generation of two [(η5-Cp)Co] fragments in one reaction step. Such fragments are valuable metal ligand components with high synthetic utility in organometallic chemistry.

scholarly journals Advanced Static and Dynamic Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques to Investigate Drug Delivery Systems

Pharmaceutics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 861
Author(s):  
Jacopo Cardellini ◽  
Arianna Balestri ◽  
Costanza Montis ◽  
Debora Berti
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Fluorescence Microscopy ◽  
Drug Delivery Systems ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Super Resolution ◽  
Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Scanning Confocal Microscopy ◽  
Biological Phenomena

In the past decade(s), fluorescence microscopy and laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) have been widely employed to investigate biological and biomimetic systems for pharmaceutical applications, to determine the localization of drugs in tissues or entire organisms or the extent of their cellular uptake (in vitro). However, the diffraction limit of light, which limits the resolution to hundreds of nanometers, has for long time restricted the extent and quality of information and insight achievable through these techniques. The advent of super-resolution microscopic techniques, recognized with the 2014 Nobel prize in Chemistry, revolutionized the field thanks to the possibility to achieve nanometric resolution, i.e., the typical scale length of chemical and biological phenomena. Since then, fluorescence microscopy-related techniques have acquired renewed interest for the scientific community, both from the perspective of instrument/techniques development and from the perspective of the advanced scientific applications. In this contribution we will review the application of these techniques to the field of drug delivery, discussing how the latest advancements of static and dynamic methodologies have tremendously expanded the experimental opportunities for the characterization of drug delivery systems and for the understanding of their behaviour in biologically relevant environments.

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