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Engineering Organelle-Specific Molecular Viscosimeters Using Aggregation-Induced Emission Luminogens for Live Cell Imaging
Ist Teil von
Analytical chemistry (Washington), 2018-08, Vol.90 (15), p.8736-8741
Ort / Verlag
United States: American Chemical Society
Erscheinungsjahr
2018
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Subcellular viscosity is essential for cell functions and may indicate its physiological status. We screen two fluorescent probes by engineering tetraphenylethene (TPE) for measuring viscosity in mitochondria and lysosomes, respectively. These two probes are only weakly emissive in nonviscous medium and the emission signals are greatly enhanced in viscous medium due to the restriction of intramolecular motion. The presence of pyridium has endowed one probe with mitochondrial specificity, while the presence of indole ring has granted the other probe with lysosome-targeting ability. Their optical properties are characterized in vitro and their applications in imaging viscosity variations in mitochondria and lysosomes are also demonstrated in living cells under different stimulated processes. In addition, an increase in both mitochondrial and lysosomal viscosity during mitophagy was revealed for the first time with our probes. To our knowledge, this is the first time that TPE is engineered to be fluorescent molecular viscosimeters that possess desirable aqueous solubility, red-shifted emission, and organelle specificity.