Optical and Electrochemical Probes for Monitoring Cytochrome c in Subcellular Compartments During Apoptosis

Abstract: Cytochrome c (Cyt. c) is a key initiator of the caspases that activate cell apoptosis. The spatiotemporal evaluation of the contents of Cyt. c in cellular compartments and the detection of Cyt. c delivery between cellular compartments upon apoptosis is important for probing cell viabilities. We introduce an optical probe and an electrochemical probe for the quantitative assessment of Cyt. c in cellular compartments at the single cell level. The optical or electrochemical probes are functionalized with photoresponsive o‐nitrobenzylphosphate ester‐caged Cyt. c aptamer constituents. These are uncaged by light stimuli at single cell compartments, allowing the spatiotemporal detection of Cyt. c through the formation of Cyt. c/aptamer complexes at non‐apoptotic or apoptotic conditions. The probes are applied to distinguish the contents of Cyt. c in cellular compartments of epithelial MCF‐10A breast cells and malignant MCF‐7 and MDA‐MB‐231 breast cells under apoptotic/non‐apoptotic conditions.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Optical and Electrochemical Probes for Monitoring Cytochrome c in Subcellular Compartments During Apoptosis ; day:27 ; month:03 ; year:2023 ; extent:11
Angewandte Chemie / International edition. International edition ; (27.03.2023) (gesamt 11)

Creator
Duan, Zhijuan
Ouyang, Yu
Fu, Yuzhe
Huang, Fujian
Xia, Fan
Willner, Itamar

DOI
10.1002/anie.202301476
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023032815054440048158
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Duan, Zhijuan
  • Ouyang, Yu
  • Fu, Yuzhe
  • Huang, Fujian
  • Xia, Fan
  • Willner, Itamar

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