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Liu Y, Li Z, Xu Y, Xu X, Zhao J, Cui W, Li J. Ion-Induced Nanoarchitectonics for Anthraquinone Single Crystals with Enhanced Fluorescence Properties. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:9436-9442. [PMID: 38320754 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c16293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
Abstract
Recently, bioinspired fluorescent materials have drawn ever-increasing attention due to their ecofriendliness and easy accessibility. Herein, we demonstrate that anthraquinone/metal ion coordination complexes can form well-defined crystals and possess obvious fluorescence enhancement properties. The fluorescence quantum yields of anthraquinone/metal ion assemblies are more than 2 orders of magnitude compared to those of anthraquinone assemblies. The electronic structures of the first excited singlet states of anthraquinone/metal ion molecules are obtained, and the mechanism of the fluorescence enhancement is elucidated. Such photoluminescent anthraquinone/metal ion crystals can be considered as efficient phosphors in fabricating light-emitting diodes. This work provides a simple route for the development of highly efficient natural fluorescent materials.
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- Yilin Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Lab of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100190 Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, China
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He X, Chen J, Kandawa-Shultz M, Shao G, Wang Y. In vitro and in vivo antitumor activity of novel half-sandwich ruthenium complexes containing quinoline derivative ligands. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:4728-4736. [PMID: 36942609 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03317h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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A series of half-sandwich ruthenium complexes containing quinoline derivative ligands was synthesized, which had excellent antitumor toxicity toward a variety of cell lines and could localize lysosomes. The damage of lysosomes promotes the release of cathepsin B and initiates downstream apoptotic cascade signals. The increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) caused by the decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) synergistically amplified the damage degree of lysosomes. In addition, the complex could inhibit cell transfer and clone formation. In vivo results showed that the complex had excellent biological effects in tested mouse samples as the body weight of mice did not change much during the treatment, and the mean tumor volume was significantly lower than the control group.
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- Xiangdong He
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Namibia, Windhoek 13301, Namibia
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China.
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Peterková K, Stitch M, Boota RZ, Scattergood PA, Elliott PIP, Towrie M, Podbevšek P, Plavec J, Quinn SJ. G-Quadruplex Binding of an NIR Emitting Osmium Polypyridyl Probe Revealed by Solution NMR and Time-Resolved Infrared Studies. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203250. [PMID: 36398697 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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G-quadruplexes are emerging targets in cancer research and understanding how diagnostic probes bind to DNA G-quadruplexes in solution is critical to the development of new molecular tools. In this study the binding of an enantiopure NIR emitting [Os(TAP)2 (dppz)]2+ complex to different G-quadruplex structures formed by human telomer (hTel) and cMYC sequences in solution is reported. The combination of NMR and time-resolved infrared spectroscopic techniques reveals the sensitivity of the emission response to subtle changes in the binding environment of the complex. Similar behaviour is also observed for the related complex [Os(TAP)2 (dppp2)]2+ upon quadruplex binding.
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- Kateřina Peterková
- Slovenian NMR Center, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- National Centre for Biomolecular Research Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czechia
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Dublin, 4, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, UK
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, UK
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, UK
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- Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, STFC, Harwell Campus, OX11 0FA, UK
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- Slovenian NMR Center, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Slovenian NMR Center, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- EN-FIST Centre of Excellence Trg OF 13, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Dublin, 4, Ireland
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Stitch M, Boota RZ, Chalkley AS, Keene TD, Simpson JC, Scattergood PA, Elliott PIP, Quinn SJ. Photophysical Properties and DNA Binding of Two Intercalating Osmium Polypyridyl Complexes Showing Light-Switch Effects. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:14947-14961. [PMID: 36094851 PMCID: PMC9516684 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The synthesis and
photophysical characterization of two osmium(II)
polypyridyl complexes, [Os(TAP)2dppz]2+ (1) and [Os(TAP)2dppp2]2+ (2) containing dppz (dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine) and dppp2 (pyrido[2′,3′:5,6]pyrazino[2,3-f][1,10]phenanthroline) intercalating ligands and TAP (1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenanthrene)
ancillary ligands, are reported. The complexes exhibit complex electrochemistry
with five distinct reductive redox couples, the first of which is
assigned to a TAP-based process. The complexes emit in the near-IR
(1 at 761 nm and 2 at 740 nm) with lifetimes
of >35 ns with a low quantum yield of luminescence in aqueous solution
(∼0.25%). The Δ and Λ enantiomers of 1 and 2 are found to bind to natural DNA and with AT
and GC oligodeoxynucleotides with high affinities. In the presence
of natural DNA, the visible absorption spectra are found to display
significant hypochromic shifts, which is strongly evident for the
ligand-centered π–π* dppp2 transition at 355 nm,
which undergoes 46% hypochromism. The emission of both complexes increases
upon DNA binding, which is observed to be sensitive to the Δ
or Λ enantiomer and the DNA composition. A striking result is
the sensitivity of Λ-2 to the presence of AT DNA,
where a 6-fold enhancement of luminescence is observed and reflects
the nature of the binding for the enantiomer and the protection from
solution. Thermal denaturation studies show that both complexes are
found to stabilize natural DNA. Finally, cellular studies show that
the complexes are internalized by cultured mammalian cells and localize
in the nucleus. Osmium(II)
polypyridyl complexes comprising extended dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine (1) and pyrido[2′,3′:5,6]pyrazino[2,3-f][1,10]phenanthroline (2) intercalating ligands
are shown to be effective DNA binders accompanied by enhanced near-IR
emission. The emission response to B-DNA is found to be sensitive
to the enantiomer and the composition of DNA, with greater emission
observed for AT-rich sequences. Thermal denaturation studies show
that both complexes stabilize natural DNA. Cellular studies show that
the complexes are internalized by cultured mammalian cells and localize
in the nucleus.
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- Mark Stitch
- School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, U.K
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- Cell Screening Laboratory, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- Cell Screening Laboratory, School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University College Dublin, Dublin 4 D04 V1W8, Ireland
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Luminescent Metal Complexes for Bioassays in the Near-Infrared (NIR) Region. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2022; 380:31. [PMID: 35715540 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-022-00386-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
Near-infrared (NIR, 700-1700 nm) luminescent imaging is an emerging bioimaging technology with low photon scattering, minimal autofluorescence, deep tissue penetration, and high spatiotemporal resolution that has shown fascinating promise for NIR imaging-guided theranostics. In recent progress, NIR luminescent metal complexes have attracted substantially increased research attention owing to their intrinsic merits, including small size, anti-photobleaching, long lifetime, and metal-centered NIR emission. In the past decade, scientists have contributed to the advancement of NIR metal complexes involving efforts to improve photophysical properties, biocompatibility, specificity, pharmacokinetics, in vivo visualization, and attempts to exploit new ligand platforms. Herein, we summarize recent progress and provide future perspectives for NIR metal complexes, including d-block transition metals and f-block lanthanides (Ln) as NIR optical molecular probes for bioassays.
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Hussain A, Hou J, Tahir M, Ali S, Rehman ZU, Bilal M, Zhang T, Dou Q, Wang X. Recent advances in BiOX-based photocatalysts to enhanced efficiency for energy and environment applications. CATALYSIS REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2022.2041836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Asif Hussain
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, PR China
- School of Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, 225127, Yangzhou, P.R. China
- Department of Physics, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, PR China
- School of Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, 225127, Yangzhou, P.R. China
- Guangling College, Yangzhou University, 225009, Yangzhou, Jiangsu. PR, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, 210095, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Physics Department, Division of Science & Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Physical Sciences University of the Punjab Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, PR China
- School of Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, 225127, Yangzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, PR China
- School of Physics, College of Physical Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, 225127, Yangzhou, P.R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, PR China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, 210095, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Holden L, Burke CS, Cullinane D, Keyes TE. Strategies to promote permeation and vectorization, and reduce cytotoxicity of metal complex luminophores for bioimaging and intracellular sensing. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:1021-1049. [PMID: 34458823 PMCID: PMC8341117 DOI: 10.1039/d1cb00049g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Transition metal luminophores are emerging as important tools for intracellular imaging and sensing. Their putative suitability for such applications has long been recognised but poor membrane permeability and cytotoxicity were significant barriers that impeded early progress. In recent years, numerous effective routes to overcoming these issues have been reported, inspired in part, by advances and insights from the pharmaceutical and drug delivery domains. In particular, the conjugation of biomolecules but also other less natural synthetic species, from a repertoire of functional motifs have granted membrane permeability and cellular targeting. Such motifs can also reduce cytotoxicity of transition metal complexes and offer a valuable avenue to circumvent such problems leading to promising metal complex candidates for application in bioimaging, sensing and diagnostics. The advances in metal complex probes permeability/targeting are timely, as, in parallel, over the past two decades significant technological advances in luminescence imaging have occurred. In particular, super-resolution imaging is enormously powerful but makes substantial demands of its imaging contrast agents and metal complex luminophores frequently possess the photophysical characteristics to meet these demands. Here, we review some of the key vectors that have been conjugated to transition metal complex luminophores to promote their use in intra-cellular imaging applications. We evaluate some of the most effective strategies in terms of membrane permeability, intracellular targeting and what impact these approaches have on toxicity and phototoxicity which are important considerations in a luminescent contrast or sensing agent.
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- Lorcan Holden
- School of Chemical Sciences, and National Centre for Sensor Research Dublin City University Dublin 9 Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, and National Centre for Sensor Research Dublin City University Dublin 9 Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, and National Centre for Sensor Research Dublin City University Dublin 9 Ireland
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- School of Chemical Sciences, and National Centre for Sensor Research Dublin City University Dublin 9 Ireland
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Gkika K, Noorani S, Walsh N, Keyes TE. Os(II)-Bridged Polyarginine Conjugates: The Additive Effects of Peptides in Promoting or Preventing Permeation in Cells and Multicellular Tumor Spheroids. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:8123-8134. [PMID: 33978399 PMCID: PMC8277133 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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The preparation of two polyarginine conjugates of the complex Os(II) [bis-(4'-(4-carboxyphenyl)-2,2':6',2″-terpyridine)] [Os-(Rn)2]x+ (n = 4 and 8; x = 10 and 18) is reported, to explore whether the R8 peptide sequence that promotes cell uptake requires a contiguous amino acid sequence for membrane permeation or if this can be accomplished in a linearly bridged structure with the additive effect of shorter peptide sequences. The conjugates exhibit NIR emission centered at 754 nm and essentially oxygen-insensitive emission with a lifetime of 89 ns in phosphate-buffered saline. The uptake, distribution, and cytotoxicity of the parent complex and peptide derivatives were compared in 2D cell monolayers and a three-dimensional (3D) multicellular tumor spheroid (MCTS) model. Whereas, the bis-octaarginine sequences were impermeable to cells and spheroids, and the bis-tetraarginine conjugate showed excellent cellular uptake and accumulation in two 2D monolayer cell lines and remarkable in-depth penetration of 3D MCTSs of pancreatic cancer cells. Overall, the data indicates that cell permeability can be promoted via non-contiguous sequences of arginine residues bridged across the metal centre.
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- Karmel
S. Gkika
- School
of Chemical Sciences, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School
of Biotechnology, National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School
of Biotechnology, National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- School
of Chemical Sciences, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Berrones Reyes J, Kuimova MK, Vilar R. Metal complexes as optical probes for DNA sensing and imaging. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2021; 61:179-190. [PMID: 33784589 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Transition and lanthanide metal complexes have rich photophysical properties that can be used for cellular imaging, biosensing and phototherapy. One of the applications of such luminescent compounds is the detection and visualisation of nucleic acids. In this brief review, we survey the recent literature on the use of luminescent metal complexes (including ReI, RuII, OsII, IrIII, PtII, EuIII and TbIII) as DNA optical probes, including examples of compounds that bind selectively to non-duplex DNA topologies such as quadruplex, i-motif and DNA mismatches. We discuss the applications of metal-based luminescent complexes in cellular imaging, including time-resolved microscopy and super-resolution techniques. Their applications in biosensing and phototherapy are briefly mentioned in the relevant sections.
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- Jessica Berrones Reyes
- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, White City Campus, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, White City Campus, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, White City Campus, 82 Wood Lane, London, W12 0BZ, UK.
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Schneider KRA, Chettri A, Cole HD, Reglinski K, Brückmann J, Roque JA, Stumper A, Nauroozi D, Schmid S, Lagerholm CB, Rau S, Bäuerle P, Eggeling C, Cameron CG, McFarland SA, Dietzek B. Intracellular Photophysics of an Osmium Complex bearing an Oligothiophene Extended Ligand. Chemistry 2020; 26:14844-14851. [PMID: 32761643 PMCID: PMC7704931 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
This contribution describes the excited-state properties of an Osmium-complex when taken up into human cells. The complex 1 [Os(bpy)2 (IP-4T)](PF6 )2 with bpy=2,2'-bipyridine and IP-4T=2-{5'-[3',4'-diethyl-(2,2'-bithien-5-yl)]-3,4-diethyl-2,2'-bithiophene}imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline) can be discussed as a candidate for photodynamic therapy in the biological red/NIR window. The complex is taken up by MCF7 cells and localizes rather homogeneously within in the cytoplasm. To detail the sub-ns photophysics of 1, comparative transient absorption measurements were carried out in different solvents to derive a model of the photoinduced processes. Key to rationalize the excited-state relaxation is a long-lived 3 ILCT state associated with the oligothiophene chain. This model was then tested with the complex internalized into MCF7 cells, since the intracellular environment has long been suspected to take big influence on the excited state properties. In our study of 1 in cells, we were able to show that, though the overall model remained the same, the excited-state dynamics are affected strongly by the intracellular environment. Our study represents the first in depth correlation towards ex-vivo and in vivo ultrafast spectroscopy for a possible photodrug.
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- Kilian R. A. Schneider
- Department Functional Interfaces (K.R.A.S., A.C., B.D.)Department Biophysical Imaging (K.R., C.E.)Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e. V.Albert-Einstein-Straße 907745JenaGermany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of PhotonicsFriedrich-Schiller-University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
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- Department Functional Interfaces (K.R.A.S., A.C., B.D.)Department Biophysical Imaging (K.R., C.E.)Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e. V.Albert-Einstein-Straße 907745JenaGermany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of PhotonicsFriedrich-Schiller-University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonTX76019-0065USA
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- Department Functional Interfaces (K.R.A.S., A.C., B.D.)Department Biophysical Imaging (K.R., C.E.)Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e. V.Albert-Einstein-Straße 907745JenaGermany
- Institute of Applied Optic and BiophysicsFriedrich-Schiller University JenaMax-Wien-Platz 107743JenaGermany
- University Hospital JenaBachstraße 1807743JenaGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonTX76019-0065USA
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryThe University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboroNorth Carolina27402USA
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry II and Advanced MaterialsUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry IUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry II and Advanced MaterialsUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Department Functional Interfaces (K.R.A.S., A.C., B.D.)Department Biophysical Imaging (K.R., C.E.)Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e. V.Albert-Einstein-Straße 907745JenaGermany
- Institute of Applied Optic and BiophysicsFriedrich-Schiller University JenaMax-Wien-Platz 107743JenaGermany
- <MRC Human Immunology Unit & Wolfson Imaging Center OxfordHeadley WayOxfordOX3 9DSUK
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonTX76019-0065USA
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonTX76019-0065USA
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- Department Functional Interfaces (K.R.A.S., A.C., B.D.)Department Biophysical Imaging (K.R., C.E.)Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT) e. V.Albert-Einstein-Straße 907745JenaGermany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of PhotonicsFriedrich-Schiller-University JenaHelmholtzweg 407743JenaGermany
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Smitten KL, Scattergood PA, Kiker C, Thomas JA, Elliott PIP. Triazole-based osmium(ii) complexes displaying red/near-IR luminescence: antimicrobial activity and super-resolution imaging. Chem Sci 2020; 11:8928-8935. [PMID: 34123147 PMCID: PMC8163367 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc03563g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Cellular uptake, luminescence imaging and antimicrobial activity against clinically relevant methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteria are reported. The osmium(ii) complexes [Os(N^N)3]2+ (N^N = 1-benzyl-4-(pyrid-2-yl)-1,2,3-triazole (1 2+); 1-benzyl-4-(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1,2,3-triazole (2 2+); 1-benzyl-4-(pyrazin-2-yl)-1,2,3-triazole (3 2+)) were prepared and isolated as the chloride salts of their meridional and facial isomers. The complexes display prominent spin-forbidden ground state to triplet metal-to-ligand charge transfer (3MLCT) state absorption bands enabling excitation as low as 600 nm for fac/mer-3 2+ and observation of emission in aqueous solution in the deep-red/near-IR regions of the spectrum. Cellular uptake studies within MRSA cells show antimicrobial activity for 1 2+ and 2 2+ with greater toxicity for the meridional isomers in each case and mer-1 2+ showing the greatest potency (32 μg mL-1 in defined minimal media). Super-resolution imaging experiments demonstrate binding of mer- and fac-1 2+ to bacterial DNA with high Pearson's colocalisation coefficients (up to 0.95 using DAPI). Phototoxicity studies showed the complexes exhibited a higher antimicrobial activity upon irradiation with light.
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- Kirsty L Smitten
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield Brook Hill Sheffield S3 7HF UK
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- Department of Chemistry & Centre for Functional Materials, University of Huddersfield Queensgate Huddersfield HD1 3DH UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield Brook Hill Sheffield S3 7HF UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield Brook Hill Sheffield S3 7HF UK
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- Department of Chemistry & Centre for Functional Materials, University of Huddersfield Queensgate Huddersfield HD1 3DH UK
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Mayank, Rani R, Singh A, Garg N, Kaur N, Singh N. Mitochondria- and nucleolus-targeted copper(i) complexes with pyrazole-linked triphenylphosphine moieties for live cell imaging. Analyst 2020; 145:83-90. [PMID: 31710323 DOI: 10.1039/c9an01513b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The labelling and imaging of mitochondria and nucleolus have attracted great attention because of the involvement of these cellular organelles in critical cellular activities. Therefore, a large number of mitochondria- or nucleolus-labelling probes have been developed throughout the world. However, in the current study, we successfully developed two pyrazole-based, copper-linked triphenylphosphine-coupled emissive metallo-complexes (C1 and C2) for the simultaneous visualization of mitochondria and nucleolus in a single run. These complexes were very inexpensive and could be synthesized by a simple one-pot multicomponent reaction scheme. The complexes were very specific, and only a small concentration of 5 μM was found to be sufficient to probe both the organelles efficiently. Additionally, even under a shorter incubation period (half hour), the fluorescence intensity from the cells was appreciable. Also, both the compounds were found to be photostable when torched with 10% of a 100 mW laser for up to 10 min. All these results indicate that both the complexes may contribute towards the future development of cell imaging tools. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the development of multifunctional live cell imaging tools for simultaneous mitochondria and nucleolus imaging and within the shortest incubation time of about 30 minutes.
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- Mayank
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India.
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India.
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Punjab University Chandigarh, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India.
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Scattergood PA, Roberts J, Omar SAE, Elliott PIP. Observation of an Inversion in Photophysical Tuning in a Systematic Study of Luminescent Triazole-Based Osmium(II) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:8607-8621. [PMID: 31180230 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In a systematic survey of luminescent bis(terdentate) osmium(II) complexes, a tipping point involving a reversal in photophysical tuning is observed whereby increasing stabilization of the ligand-based lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) results in a blue shift in the optical absorption and emission bands. The complexes [Os(N^N'^N″)2]2+ [N^N'^N″ = 2,6-bis(1-phenyl-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)pyridine (Os1), 2,6-bis(1-benzyl-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)pyrazine (Os2), 6-(1-benzyl-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-2,2'-bipyridyl (Os3), 2-(pyrid-2-yl)-6-(1-benzyl-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)pyrazine (Os4), 2-(pyrazin-2-yl)-6-(1-benzyl-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)pyridine (Os5), and 6-(1-benzyl-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)-2,2'-bipyrazinyl (Os6)] have been prepared and characterized, and all complexes display phosphorescence ranging from the orange to near-IR regions of the spectrum. Replacement of the central pyridine in the ligands of Os1 by the more π-accepting pyrazine in Os2 results in a 55 nm red shift in the triplet metal-to-ligand charge-transfer-based emission band, while a larger red shift of 107 nm is observed for the replacement of one of the triazole donors in the ligands of Os1 by a second pyridine ring in Os3 (λemmax = 702 nm). Interestingly, replacement of the central pyridine ring in the ligands of Os3 by pyrazine (Os4, λemmax = 702 nm) fails to result in a further red shift in the emission band. Reversal of the relative positions of the pyridine and pyrazine donors in Os5 (λemmax = 733 nm) compared to Os4 does indeed result in the expected red shift in the emission with respect to that for Os3 based on the increased π-acceptor character of the ligands present. However, an inversion in emission tuning is observed for Os6, in which the incorporation of a second pyrazine donor in the ligand architecture results in a blue shift in the optical absorption and emission maxima (λemmax = 710 nm). Electrochemical studies reveal that while incorporating pyrazine in the ligands indeed results in an expected anodic shift in the first reduction potential through stabilization of the ligand-based LUMO, there is also a concomitant anodic shift in the OsII/OsIII-based oxidation potential. This stabilization of the metal-based highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) thus nullifies the effect of stabilization of the LUMO in Os4 compared to Os3, resulting in these complexes having coincident emission maxima. For Os6, stabilization of the HOMO through the incorporation of two pyrazine donors in the ligand structure now exceeds stabilization of the LUMO, resulting in a larger HOMO-LUMO gap and a counterintuitive blue shift in the optical properties in comparison with those of Os5. While it is known that the replacement of ligands (e.g., replacing bipyridyl with bipyrazinyl) can result in a larger HOMO-LUMO energy gap through greater stabilization of the HOMO, these results importantly allow us to capture the tipping point at which this inversion in photophysical tuning occurs. This therefore enables us to explore the limits available in emission tuning with a relatively simple and minimalist ligand structure.
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Zhang P, Chen H, Huang H, Qiu K, Zhang C, Chao H, Zhang Q. A viscosity-sensitive iridium(iii) probe for lysosomal microviscosity quantification and blood viscosity detection in diabetic mice. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:3990-3997. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt00054b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A novel viscosity-sensitive iridium probe enables the detection of cancer and diabetes.
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- Pingyu Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen)
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
- School of Chemistry
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
- School of Chemistry
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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Tang Q, Zhang X, Cao H, Chen G, Huang H, Zhang P, Zhang Q. A phosphorescent iridium probe for sensing polarity in the endoplasmic reticulum and in vivo. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:7728-7734. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01307e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A phosphorescent iridium complex for in situ tracking endoplasmic reticulum polarity variations during ER stress and in vivo.
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- Qian Tang
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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- Lab of Computational and Drug Design
- School of Chemical Biology & Biotechnology
- Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
- Shenzhen
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen)
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- China
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Zhang P, Huang H. Future potential of osmium complexes as anticancer drug candidates, photosensitizers and organelle-targeted probes. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:14841-14854. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt03432j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Here we summarize recent progress in the design and application of innovative osmium compounds as anticancer agents with diverse modes of action, as organelle-targeted imaging probes and photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy.
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- Pingyu Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen
- P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Shenzhen)
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou 510275
- P. R. China
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