Acid‐Resistant BODIPY Amino Acids for Peptide‐Based Fluorescence Imaging of GPR54 Receptors in Pancreatic Islets

Abstract: The G protein‐coupled kisspeptin receptor (GPR54 or KISS1R) is an important mediator in reproduction, metabolism and cancer biology; however, there are limited fluorescent probes or antibodies for direct imaging of these receptors in cells and intact tissues, which can help to interrogate their multiple biological roles. Herein, we describe the rational design and characterization of a new acid‐resistant BODIPY‐based amino acid (Trp‐BODIPY PLUS), and its implementation for solid‐phase synthesis of fluorescent bioactive peptides. Trp‐BODIPY PLUS retains the binding capabilities of both short linear and cyclic peptides and displays notable turn‐on fluorescence emission upon target binding for wash‐free imaging. Finally, we employed Trp‐BODIPY PLUS to prepare some of the first fluorogenic kisspeptin‐based probes and visualized the expression and localization of GPR54 receptors in human cells and in whole mouse pancreatic islets by fluorescence imaging.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Acid‐Resistant BODIPY Amino Acids for Peptide‐Based Fluorescence Imaging of GPR54 Receptors in Pancreatic Islets ; day:12 ; month:04 ; year:2023 ; extent:9
Angewandte Chemie / International edition. International edition ; (12.04.2023) (gesamt 9)

Creator
Mendive‐Tapia, Lorena
Miret‐Casals, Laia
Barth, Nicole D.
Wang, Jinling
de Bray, Anne
Beltramo, Massimiliano
Robert, Vincent
Ampe, Christophe
Hodson, David J.
Madder, Annemieke
Vendrell, Marc

DOI
10.1002/anie.202302688
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023041315120331225731
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Mendive‐Tapia, Lorena
  • Miret‐Casals, Laia
  • Barth, Nicole D.
  • Wang, Jinling
  • de Bray, Anne
  • Beltramo, Massimiliano
  • Robert, Vincent
  • Ampe, Christophe
  • Hodson, David J.
  • Madder, Annemieke
  • Vendrell, Marc

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