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Patra SA, Sahu G, Das S, Dinda R. Recent Advances in Mitochondria-Localized Luminescent Ruthenium(II) Metallodrugs as Anticancer Agents. ChemMedChem 2023; 18:e202300397. [PMID: 37772783 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.202300397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
Abstract
Presently, the most effective way to transport drugs specifically to mitochondria inside the cells is of pharmacophoric interest, as mitochondria are recognized as one of the most important targets for new drug design in cancer diagnosis. To date, there are many reviews covering the photophysical, photochemical, and anticancer properties of ruthenium(II) based metallodrugs owing to their high interest in biological applications. There are, however, no reviews specifically covering the mitochondria-localized luminescent Ru(II) complexes and their subsequent mitochondria-mediated anticancer activities. Therefore, this review describes the physicochemical basis for the mitochondrial accumulation of ruthenium complexes, their synthetic strategies to localize and monitor the mitochondria in living cells, and their related underlying anticancer results. Finally, we review the related areas from previous works describing the mitochondria-localized ruthenium complexes for the treatment of cancer-related diseases. Along with this, we also deliberate the perspectives and future directions for emerging more bifunctional Ru(II) complexes that can target, image, and kill tumors more efficiently in comparison with the existing mitochondria-targeted cancer therapeutics.
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- Sushree Aradhana Patra
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India
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Ikari N, Arakawa H. Identification of a mitochondrial targeting sequence in cathepsin D and its localization in mitochondria. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 655:25-34. [PMID: 36921448 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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Cathepsin D (CTSD) is a major lysosomal protease harboring an N-terminal signal peptide (amino acids 1-20) to enable vesicular transport from endoplasmic reticulum to lysosomes. Here, we report the possibility of a mitochondrial targeting sequence and mitochondrial localization of CTSD in cells. Live-cell imaging analysis with C-terminal enhanced green fluorescent protein-tagged CTSD (EGFP-CTSD) indicated that CTSD localizes to mitochondria. CTSD amino acids 21-35 are responsible for its mitochondrial localization, which exhibit typical features of mitochondrial targeting sequences, and are evolutionarily conserved. A proteinase K protection assay and sucrose gradient analysis showed that a small population of endogenous CTSD molecules exists in mitochondria. These results suggest that CTSD is a dual-targeted protein that may localize in both lysosomes and mitochondria.
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- Naoki Ikari
- Division of Cancer Biology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Biology, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Bortot B, Apollonio M, Baj G, Andolfi L, Zupin L, Crovella S, di Giosia M, Cantelli A, Saporetti R, Ulfo L, Petrosino A, Di Lorenzo G, Romano F, Ricci G, Mongiat M, Danielli A, Calvaresi M, Biffi S. Advanced photodynamic therapy with an engineered M13 phage targeting EGFR: Mitochondrial localization and autophagy induction in ovarian cancer cell lines. Free Radic Biol Med 2022; 179:242-251. [PMID: 34808331 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a potential synergistic approach to chemotherapy for treating ovarian cancer, the most lethal gynecologic malignancy. Here we used M13 bacteriophage as a targeted vector for the efficient photodynamic killing of SKOV3 and COV362 cells. The M13 phage was refactored (M13r) to display an EGFR binding peptide in its tip that is frequently overexpressed in ovarian cancer. The refactored phage was conjugated with chlorin e6 (Ce6), one of the most widely used photosensitizers (M13r-Ce6). The new platform, upon irradiation, generated ROS by type I mechanism and showed activity in killing SKOV3 and COV362 cells even at concentrations in which Ce6 alone was ineffective. A microscopy analysis demonstrated an enhanced cellular uptake of M13r-Ce6 compared to free Ce6 and its mitochondrial localization. Western blot analysis revealed significant downregulation in the expression of EGFR in cells exposed to M13r-Ce6 after PDT. Following PDT treatment, autophagy induction was supported by an increased expression of LC3II, along with a raised autophagic fluorescent signal, as observed by fluorescence microscopy analysis for autophagosome visualization. As a conclusion we have herein proposed a bacteriophage-based receptor targeted photodynamic therapy for EGFR-positive ovarian cancer.
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- Barbara Bortot
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- BRAIN Center for Neuroscience, Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Officina dei Materiali IOM-CNR, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Qatar, Doha, Qatar
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy; Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Research and Diagnosis, Division of Molecular Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
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Bera A, Gautam S, Raza MK, Kondaiah P, Chakravarty AR. Oxoplatin-B, a cisplatin-based platinum(IV) complex with photoactive BODIPY for mitochondria specific "chemo-PDT" activity. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 223:111526. [PMID: 34246120 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Oxoplatin-B, a platinum(IV) complex [Pt(NH3)2Cl2(L1)(OH)] (1) of 4-methylbenzoic acid (HL1) functionalized with 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BODIPY) was prepared, characterized and its antitumor activity studied. [Pt(NH3)2Cl2(L2)(OH)] (2) of 4-methylbenzoic acid (HL2) was studied as a control. Complex 1 showed an absorption band at 500 nm (ɛ = 4.34 × 104 M-1 cm-1) and an emission band at 515 nm (λex = 488 nm, ΦF = 0.64) in 1% dimethyl sulfoxide/Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (pH = 7.2). Visible light-induced (400-700 nm) generation of singlet oxygen was evidenced from 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran titration study. Complex 1 showed photo-induced cytotoxicity in visible light (400-700 nm, 10 J cm-2) against human breast cancer (MCF-7), cervical cancer (HeLa) and lung cancer (A549) cells (IC50: 1.1-3.8 μM) while being less toxic in normal cells. Confocal imaging showed mitochondrial localization with additional evidence from platinum content from isolated mitochondria and 5,5,6,6'-tetrachloro-1,1',3,3' tetraethylbenzimi-dazoylcarbocyanine iodide (JC-1) assay. Cellular apoptosis was observed from Annexin-V-FITC (fluorescein isothiocyanate)/propidium iodide assay.
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- Arpan Bera
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Sir C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Sir C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Sir C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Sir C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore 560012, India.
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Sir C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore 560012, India.
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Bhattacharyya A, Jameei A, Karande AA, Chakravarty AR. BODIPY-attached zinc(II) complexes of curcumin drug for visible light assisted photo-sensitization, cellular imaging and targeted PDT. Eur J Med Chem 2021; 220:113438. [PMID: 33915370 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2021.113438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) based photosensitizers as porphyrinoids and curcumin as natural product possess exciting photophysical features suitable for theranostic applications, namely, imaging and photodynamic therapy (PDT). Limited aqueous solubility and insufficient physiological stability, however, reduce their efficacy significantly. We have designed a novel strategy to deliver these two unusable cytotoxins simultaneously in cancer cells and herein, report the synthesis, characterization and imaging-assisted photocytotoxicity of three zinc(II) complexes containing N3-donor dipicolylamine (dpa) ligands (L1-3) and O,O-donor curcumin (Hcur) viz. [Zn(L1)(cur)]Cl (1), [Zn(L2)(cur)]Cl (2) and [Zn(L3)(cur)]Cl (3), where L2 and L3 have pendant fluorescent BODIPY and non-emissive di-iodo-BODIPY moieties. Metal chelation imparted remarkable biological stability (pH ∼7.4) to the respective ligands and induces significant aqueous solubility. These ternary complexes could act as replacements of the existing metalloporphyrin-based PDT photosensitizers as their visible-light photosensitizing ability is reinforced by the dual presence of blue light absorbing curcumin and green light harvesting BODIPY units. Complex 2 having emissive BODIPY unit L2 and curcumin, showed mitochondria selective localization in HeLa, MCF-7 cancer cells and complex 3, the di-iodinated analogue of complex 2, exhibited type-I/II PDT activity via inducing apoptosis through mitochondrial membrane disruption in cancer cells while being significantly nontoxic in dark and to the healthy cells.
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- Arnab Bhattacharyya
- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Sir C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Sir C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Sir C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore, 560012, India.
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Sir C.V. Raman Avenue, Bangalore, 560012, India.
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Liu W, Wang Y, Wu N, Feng W, Li Z, Wei L, Yu M. A mitochondrion-targeting fluorescent probe for hypochlorite anion in living cells. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2020; 240:118564. [PMID: 32526396 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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As momentous reactive oxygen species (ROS), it is necessary to develop high-sensitivity and high-specificity fluorescent probes for tracking hypochlorite anion (ClO-) in environmental and biological systems. Herein, a kind of red luminescent carbon dots (NS-dots) was synthesized by one-step solvothermal method to detect ClO- in PBS buffer solution (VPBS:VEtOH = 100:1, pH = 7.4). The NS-dots has high sensitivity and low detection limit (13.3 μmol/L) for detecting ClO- with linear range from 6.7 × 10-5 mol/L to 26.7 × 10-5 mol/L. Using Rhodamine B (31% at 520 nm in water) as a reference, the NS-dots have a fluorescence quantum yield of 7.2%. Intracellular photostability, mitochondrial targeting properties and the fluorescence imaging towards intracellular ClO- were demonstrated.
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- Wenjing Liu
- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences & Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- Green Catalysis Center and College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
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Dinca AA, Chien WM, Chin MT. Identification of novel mitochondrial localization signals in human Tafazzin, the cause of the inherited cardiomyopathic disorder Barth syndrome. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2018; 114:83-92. [PMID: 29129703 PMCID: PMC5801207 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Mutations in the gene tafazzin (TAZ) result in Barth syndrome (BTHS). Patients present with hypotonia, cyclic neutropenia, 3-methyglutaconic aciduria, and cardiomyopathy, which is the major cause of mortality. The recessive, X-linked TAZ gene encodes a mitochondrial membrane-associated phospholipid modifying enzyme, which adds unsaturated fatty acid species to monolysocardiolipin to generate mature cardiolipin in the mitochondrial membrane that is essential for mitochondrial morphology and function. To identify intrinsic mitochondrial localization sequences in the human TAZ protein, we made sequential TAZ peptide-eGFP fusion protein expression constructs and analyzed the localization of eGFP fluorescence by confocal microscopy. We assessed these fusion proteins for mitochondrial localization through cotransfection of H9c2 cells with plasmids encoding organellar markers linked to TdTomato. We have identified two peptides of TAZ that are independently responsible for mitochondrial localization. Using CRISPR-generated TAZ knock out cell lines, we found that these peptides are able to direct proteins to mitochondria in the absence of endogenous TAZ. These peptides are not located within the predicted enzymatic clefts of TAZ, implying that some BTHS disease causing mutations may affect mitochondrial localization without affecting transacylase activity. These novel peptides improve our understanding of TAZ intracellular trafficking, provide insight into the molecular basis of BTHS and provide molecular reagents for developing targeted mitochondrial therapies.
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- Ana A Dinca
- Department of Pathology, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States.
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Han X, Wang R, Song X, Yu F, Lv C, Chen L. A mitochondrial-targeting near-infrared fluorescent probe for bioimaging and evaluating endogenous superoxide anion changes during ischemia/reperfusion injury. Biomaterials 2017; 156:134-146. [PMID: 29195182 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.11.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The outburst of superoxide anion (O2-) in mitochondrial during ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) process will cause a series of oxidative damage including polarity loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, overload of secondary cellular calcium, and cascade apoptosis. To monitor the O2- level fluctuations as well as to evaluate the relationship between O2- concentration and the degree of cell apoptosis during I/R process, we propose a ratiometric near-infrared mitochondrial targeting fluorescent probe Mito-Cy-Tfs for the detection of level changes of O2- in cells and in vivo. The probe Mito-Cy-Tfs is composed of three moieties: near-infrared heptamethine cyanine as fluorescence signal transducer, trifluoromethanesulfonamide as fluorescence modulator, and lipophilic triphenylphosphonium cation as mitochondrial guider. The probe can well locate in mitochondria and respond the concentration changes of endogenous O2- selectively and sensitively. The probe has been successfully utilized to image the endogenous O2- fluctuations in four kinds of cell I/R models (glucose deprivation/reperfusion, serum deprivation/reperfusion, oxygen deprivation/reperfusion and glucose-serum-oxygen deprivation/reperfusion). The probe also exhibits deep tissue penetration for real-time imaging of O2-concentration in liver of I/R mice model. We confirm that the adoption of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) and postconditioning (IPTC) can protect liver from I/R injury. The probe can be employed to accurately indicate and evaluate the mutual relationship between the levels of O2- and the degrees of organ damage during I/R, IPC and IPTC processes. The above applications make our new probe a potential candidate for the clinical surgery assessment.
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- Xiaoyue Han
- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Centre for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264003, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Centre for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264003, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, 256603, China; Medicine Research Center, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Centre for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264003, China; Medicine Research Center, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, 256603, China; Medicine Research Center, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Research Centre for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, 264003, China; Medicine Research Center, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, China.
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In sessile plants, the dynamic protein secretion pathways orchestrate the cellular responses to internal signals and external environmental changes in almost every aspect of plant developmental events. The cohort of plant proteins, secreted from the plant cells into the extracellular matrix, has been annotated as plant secretome. Therefore, the identification and characterization of secreted proteins will discover novel secretory potentials and establish the functional connection between cellular protein secretion and plant physiological phenomena. Noteworthy, an increasing number of bioinformatics databases and tools have been developed for computational predictions on either secreted proteins or secretory pathways. This chapter summarizes current accessible databases and tools for protein secretion analysis in Arabidopsis thaliana and higher plants, and provides feasible methodologies for bioinformatics analysis of secretome studies for the plant research community.
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- Liyuan Chen
- RGC-AoE Centre for Organelle Biogenesis and Function, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China.
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