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Bala IA, Nicolescu A, Georgescu F, Dumitrascu F, Airinei A, Tigoianu R, Georgescu E, Constantinescu-Aruxandei D, Oancea F, Deleanu C. Synthesis and Biological Properties of Fluorescent Strigolactone Mimics Derived from 1,8-Naphthalimide. Molecules 2024; 29:2283. [PMID: 38792143 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29102283] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Strigolactones (SLs) have potential to be used in sustainable agriculture to mitigate various stresses that plants have to deal with. The natural SLs, as well as the synthetic analogs, are difficult to obtain in sufficient amounts for practical applications. At the same time, fluorescent SLs would be useful for the mechanistic understanding of their effects based on bio-imaging or spectroscopic techniques. In this study, new fluorescent SL mimics containing a substituted 1,8-naphthalimide ring system connected through an ether link to a bioactive furan-2-one moiety were prepared. The structural, spectroscopic, and biological activity of the new SL mimics on phytopathogens were investigated and compared with previously synthetized fluorescent SL mimics. The chemical group at the C-6 position of the naphthalimide ring influences the fluorescence parameters. All SL mimics showed effects similar to GR24 on phytopathogens, indicating their suitability for practical applications. The pattern of the biological activity depended on the fungal species, SL mimic and concentration, and hyphal order. This dependence is probably related to the specificity of each fungal receptor-SL mimic interaction, which will have to be analyzed in-depth. Based on the biological properties and spectroscopic particularities, one SL mimic could be a good candidate for microscopic and spectroscopic investigations.
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- Ioana-Alexandra Bala
- Bioproducts Team, Bioresources Department, National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Splaiul Independenței Nr. 202, Sector 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bd. Mărăști Nr. 59, Sector 1, 011464 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda Nr. 41-A, 700487 Iaşi, Romania
- "Costin D. Nenițescu" Institute of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Splaiul Independentei Nr. 202B, Sector 6, 060023 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Costin D. Nenițescu" Institute of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Splaiul Independentei Nr. 202B, Sector 6, 060023 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda Nr. 41-A, 700487 Iaşi, Romania
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda Nr. 41-A, 700487 Iaşi, Romania
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- Research Center Oltchim, St. Uzinei 1, 240050 Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
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- Bioproducts Team, Bioresources Department, National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Splaiul Independenței Nr. 202, Sector 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Bioproducts Team, Bioresources Department, National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Splaiul Independenței Nr. 202, Sector 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
- Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Bd. Mărăști Nr. 59, Sector 1, 011464 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda Nr. 41-A, 700487 Iaşi, Romania
- "Costin D. Nenițescu" Institute of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, Splaiul Independentei Nr. 202B, Sector 6, 060023 Bucharest, Romania
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Zhou Y, Centeno SP, Zhang K, Zheng L, Göstl R, Herrmann A. Fracture Detection in Bio-Glues with Fluorescent-Protein-Based Optical Force Probes. Adv Mater 2023; 35:e2210052. [PMID: 36740969 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Glues are being used to bond, seal, and repair in industry and biomedicine. The improvement of gluing performance is hence important for the development of new glues with better and balanced property spaces, which in turn necessitates a mechanistic understanding of their mechanical failure. Optical force probes (OFPs) allow the observation of mechanical material damage in polymers from the macro- down to the microscale, yet have never been employed in glues. Here, the development of a series of ratiometric OFPs based on fluorescent-protein-dye and protein-protein conjugates and their incorporation into genetically engineered bio-glues is reported. The OFPs are designed to efficiently modulate Förster resonance energy transfer upon force application thereby reporting on force-induced molecular alterations independent of concentration and fluorescence intensity both spectrally and through their fluorescence lifetime. By fluorescence spectroscopy in solution and in the solid state and by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, stress concentrations are visualized and adhesive and cohesive failure in the fracture zone is differentiated.
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- Yu Zhou
- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, 9747 AG, The Netherlands
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, 325001, China
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
- Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, 325001, China
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
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- DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Forckenbeckstr. 50, 52056, Aachen, Germany
- Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, Groningen, 9747 AG, The Netherlands
- Institute of Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Jaggi D, Solberg Y, Dysli C, Lincke J, Habra O, Wolf S, Zinkernagel M. FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME IMAGING OPHTHALMOSCOPY AS PREDICTOR OF LONG-TERM FUNCTIONAL OUTCOME IN MACULA-OFF RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT. Retina 2022; 42:2388-2394. [PMID: 36394892 PMCID: PMC9665949 DOI: 10.1097/iae.0000000000003612] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess whether macular fluorescence lifetimes may serve as a predictor for long-term outcomes in macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. METHODS A single-center observational study was conducted. Patients with pseudophakic macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment were included and evaluated 1 and 6 months after successful reattachment surgery. Fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy lifetimes in the central Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study grid subfield, in two distinct channels (short spectral channel and long spectral channel) were analyzed. Best-corrected visual acuity optical coherence tomography of the macula and fluorescence lifetimes were measured at month 1 and month 6. RESULTS Nineteen patients were analyzed. Lifetimes of the previously detached retinas were prolonged compared with the healthy fellow eyes. Short lifetimes at month 1 were associated with better best-corrected visual acuity improvement (short spectral channel: r2 = 0.27, P < 0.05, long spectral channel: r2 = 0.23, P < 0.05) and with good final best-corrected visual acuity (short spectral channel: r2 = 0.43, P < 0.01, long spectral channel: r2 = 0.25, P < 0.05). Lifetimes were prolonged in some cases of outer retinal damage in optical coherence tomography scans. CONCLUSION Fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy might serve as a prediction tool for functional recovery in pseudophakic macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Retinal fluorescence lifetimes could give insight in molecular processes after rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
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- Damian Jaggi
- Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; and
- Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; and
- Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; and
- Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; and
- Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; and
- Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; and
- Department of BioMedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Ermakova P, Kashirina A, Kornilova I, Bogomolova A, Myalik D, Naraliev N, Kuchin D, Lugovaya L, Zagaynova E, Zagainov V, Kashina A. Contrast-Free FLIM Reveals Metabolic Changes in Pathological Islets of Langerhans. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232213728. [PMID: 36430204 PMCID: PMC9698393 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232213728] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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FLIM (Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy) is a powerful tool that could be used in the future to diagnose islet cell recovery after therapy. The identification of appropriate FLIM parameters is required to determine islet quality and islet cell metabolism throughout the organ under various conditions of insulin deficiency. The aim of the work was to identify key FLIM parameters, changes of which are characteristic of pancreatic pathologies. The τm, τ1, τ2, α1, α2 and α1/α2 of free and bound forms of NAD(P)H of the islet cells of animals (rats and pigs) and of humans with and without pathologies were measured and analyzed. The data were confirmed by IHC and histological studies. We identified three FLIM parameters in islet cells from animals with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes mellitus (DM) and from humans with chronic pancreatitis + type 2 diabetes (T2D), which differ in the same way: τm and α2 take lower values compared to the nonpathological islet cells, while α1/α2 takes higher values. In islet cells from patients with adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and chronic pancreatitis, these parameters had reverse tendency relative to the norm or did not differ. Thus, minimally invasive and non-contrast FLIM methods may, in the future, be used to diagnose pathological islet cells.
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- Polina Ermakova
- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Pl., 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Pl., 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Pl., 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Pl., 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Pl., 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Pl., 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Pl., 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Hospital Named after N.A. Semashko, 190 Rodionova Str., 603126 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Pl., 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Pl., 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- Institute of Biology and Biomedicine, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, 23 Gagarin Ave., 603022 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Pl., 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
- State Budgetary Healthcare Institution “Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Oncological Dispensary”, 11/1 Delovaya Str., 603163 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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- Institute of Experimental Oncology and Biomedical Technologies, Privolzhsky Research Medical University, 10/1 Minin and Pozharsky Pl., 603005 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
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Schultz R, Hasan S, Curcio CA, Smith RT, Meller D, Hammer M. Spectral and lifetime resolution of fundus autofluorescence in advanced age-related macular degeneration revealing different signal sources. Acta Ophthalmol 2022; 100:e841-e846. [PMID: 34258885 PMCID: PMC8764557 DOI: 10.1111/aos.14963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the fundus autofluorescence (FAF) lifetimes and spectral characteristics of individual drusen and hyperpigmentation independent of those with retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in geographic atrophy (GA) areas in late-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD). METHODS Three consecutive patients with complete RPE and outer retinal atrophy (cRORA) exhibiting drusen that were calcified or associated with hyperpigmentation were investigated with multimodal non-invasive ophthalmic imaging including colour fundus photography (CFP), optical coherence tomography (OCT), near-infrared reflectance (NIR), blue FAF and fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy (FLIO). Fluorescence lifetimes were measured in two spectral channels (short-wavelength spectral channel (SSC): 500-560 nm and long-wavelength spectral channel (LSC): 560-720 nm). RESULTS Drusen lacking RPE coverage, as confirmed by CFP and OCT, had longer FAF lifetimes than surrounding cRORA by 127 ± 66 ps (SSC) and 113 ± 48 ps (LSC, both p = 0.008 in Wilcoxon test, N = 9) and by 209 ± 100 ps (SSC) and 121 ± 56 ps (LSC, p < 0.001, N = 14) in two patients. Hyperpigmentation in CFP in a third patient shows strong FAF with prolonged lifetimes. In the SSC, persistent FAF was found inside cRORA. A crescent-shaped hyperfluorescence in an area of continuous RPE but lacking outer retina was seen in one eye with a history of anti-VEGF treatment. CONCLUSIONS Short-wavelength fluorescence in cRORA points to fluorophores beyond RPE organelles. Fluorescence properties of drusen within cRORA differ from in vivo drusen covered by RPE. These limited findings from three patients give new insight into the sources of FAF that can be further elucidated in larger cohorts.
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- Rowena Schultz
- Department of Ophthalmology University Hospital Jena Jena Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Hospital Jena Jena Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences School of Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL USA
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- The Mount Sinai Hospital New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Hospital Jena Jena Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Hospital Jena Jena Germany
- Center for Medical Optics and Photonics University of Jena Jena Germany
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Fellner L, Kraus M, Gebert F, Walter A, Duschek F. Multispectral LIF-Based Standoff Detection System for the Classification of CBE Hazards by Spectral and Temporal Features. Sensors (Basel) 2020; 20:s20092524. [PMID: 32365598 PMCID: PMC7249005 DOI: 10.3390/s20092524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) is a well-established technique for monitoring chemical processes and for the standoff detection of biological substances because of its simple technical implementation and high sensitivity. Frequently, standoff LIF spectra from large molecules and bio-agents are only slightly structured and a gain of deeper information, such as classification, let alone identification, might become challenging. Improving the LIF technology by recording spectral and additionally time-resolved fluorescence emission, a significant gain of information can be achieved. This work presents results from a LIF based detection system and an analysis of the influence of time-resolved data on the classification accuracy. A multi-wavelength sub-nanosecond laser source is used to acquire spectral and time-resolved data from a standoff distance of 3.5 m. The data set contains data from seven different bacterial species and six types of oil. Classification is performed with a decision tree algorithm separately for spectral data, time-resolved data and the combination of both. The first findings show a valuable contribution of time-resolved fluorescence data to the classification of the investigated chemical and biological agents to their species level. Temporal and spectral data have been proven as partly complementary. The classification accuracy is increased from 86% for spectral data only to more than 92%.
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Brister MM, Gustavsson T, Crespo-Hernández CE. Excited State Lifetimes of Sulfur-Substituted DNA and RNA Monomers Probed Using the Femtosecond Fluorescence Up-Conversion Technique. Molecules 2020; 25:E584. [PMID: 32013184 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25030584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sulfur-substituted DNA and RNA nucleobase derivatives (a.k.a., thiobases) are an important family of biomolecules. They are used as prodrugs and as chemotherapeutic agents in medical settings, and as photocrosslinker molecules in structural-biology applications. Remarkably, excitation of thiobases with ultraviolet to near-visible light results in the population of long-lived and reactive triplet states on a time scale of hundreds of femtoseconds and with near-unity yields. This efficient nonradiative decay pathway explains the vanishingly small fluorescence yields reported for the thiobases and the scarcity of fluorescence lifetimes in the literature. In this study, we report fluorescence lifetimes for twelve thiobase derivatives, both in aqueous solution at physiological pH and in acetonitrile. Excitation is performed at 267 and 362 nm, while fluorescence emission is detected at 380, 425, 450, 525, or 532 nm. All the investigated thiobases reveal fluorescence lifetimes that decay in a few hundreds of femtoseconds and with magnitudes that depend and are sensitive to the position and degree of sulfur-atom substitution and on the solvent environment. Interestingly, however, three thiopyrimidine derivatives (i.e., 2-thiocytidine, 2-thiouridine, and 4-thiothymidine) also exhibit a small amplitude fluorescence component of a few picoseconds in aqueous solution. Furthermore, the N-glycosylation of thiobases to form DNA or RNA nucleoside analogues is demonstrated as affecting their fluorescence lifetimes. In aqueous solution, the fluorescence decay signals exciting at 267 nm are equal or slower than those collected exciting at 362 nm. In acetonitrile, however, the fluorescence decay signals recorded upon 267 nm excitation are, in all cases, faster than those measured exciting at 362 nm. A comparison to the literature values show that, while both the DNA and RNA nucleobase and thiobase derivatives exhibit sub-picosecond fluorescence lifetimes, the 1ππ* excited-state population in the nucleobase monomers primarily decay back to the ground state, whereas it predominantly populates long-lived and reactive triplet states in thiobase monomers.
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Kumar K, Liu Q, Hiller J, Schedel C, Maier A, Meixner A, Braun K, Lauth J, Scheele M. Fast, Infrared-Active Optical Transistors Based on Dye-Sensitized CdSe Nanocrystals. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:48271-48280. [PMID: 31778068 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b18236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report an optically gated transistor composed of CdSe nanocrystals (NCs), sensitized with the dye zinc β-tetraaminophthalocyanine for operation in the first telecom window. This device shows a high ON/OFF ratio of 6 orders of magnitude in the red spectral region and an unprecedented 4.5 orders of magnitude at 847 nm. By transient absorption spectroscopy, we reveal that this unexpected infrared sensitivity is due to electron transfer from the dye to the CdSe NCs within 5 ps. We show by time-resolved photocurrent measurements that this enables fast rise times during near-infrared optical gating of 47 ± 11 ns. Electronic coupling and accelerated nonradiative recombination of charge carriers at the interface between the dye and the CdSe NCs are further corroborated by steady-state and time-resolved photoluminescence measurements. Field-effect transistor measurements indicate that the increase in photocurrent upon laser illumination is mainly due to the increase in the carrier concentration while the mobility remains unchanged. Our results illustrate that organic dyes as ligands for NCs invoke new optoelectronic functionalities, such as fast optical gating at sub-bandgap optical excitation energies.
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- Krishan Kumar
- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 18 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 18 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
- Charles Delaunay Institute , CNRS Light, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies (L2n, former "LNIO") University of Technology of Troyes , 12 rue Marie Curie-CS 42060 , 10004 Troyes Cedex, France
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 18 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 18 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 18 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 18 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics LISA+ , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 15 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 18 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry , Universität Hannover , Callinstr. 3A , 30167 Hannover , Germany
- Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering-Innovation Across Disciplines) , D-30167 Hannover , Germany
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- Institute for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 18 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
- Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Sensors & Analytics LISA+ , University of Tübingen , Auf der Morgenstelle 15 , 72076 Tübingen , Germany
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Marchioretto MK, Horton JT, Berstler CA, Humphries JB, Koloditch IJ, Voss SD, de La Harpe K, Hicks BW, Jefferies LR. Chemical cross-linking of a variety of green fluorescent proteins as Förster resonance energy transfer donors for Yukon orange fluorescent protein: A project-based undergraduate laboratory experience. Biochem Mol Biol Educ 2018; 46:516-522. [PMID: 30281890 DOI: 10.1002/bmb.21158] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) is the basis for many techniques used in biomedical research. Due to its wide use in molecular sensing, FRET is commonly introduced in many biology, chemistry, and physics courses. While FRET is of great importance in the biophysical sciences, the complexity and difficulty of constructing FRET experiments has resulted in limited usage in undergraduate laboratory settings. Here, we present a practical undergraduate laboratory experiment for teaching FRET using a diverse set of green-emitting fluorescent proteins (FPs) as donors for a cross-linked Yukon orange FP. This laboratory experiment enables students to make the connection of basic lab procedures to real world applications and can be applied to molecular biology, biochemistry, physical chemistry, and biophysical laboratory courses. Published 2018. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA., 46(5):516-522, 2018.
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- Mira K Marchioretto
- Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA, Colorado, 80840
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- Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA, Colorado, 80840
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- Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA, Colorado, 80840
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- Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA, Colorado, 80840
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- Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA, Colorado, 80840
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- Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA, Colorado, 80840
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- Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA, Colorado, 80840
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- Department of Chemistry, United States Air Force Academy, USAFA, Colorado, 80840
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Wisser MD, Fischer S, Siefe C, Alivisatos AP, Salleo A, Dionne JA. Improving Quantum Yield of Upconverting Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media via Emission Sensitization. Nano Lett 2018; 18:2689-2695. [PMID: 29589449 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We demonstrate a facile method to improve upconversion quantum yields in Yb,Er-based nanoparticles via emission dye-sensitization. Using the commercially available dye ATTO 542, chosen for its high radiative rate and significant spectral overlap with the green emission of Er3+, we decorate the surfaces of sub-25 nm hexagonal-phase Na(Y/Gd/Lu)0.8F4:Yb0.18Er0.02 upconverting nanoparticles with varying dye concentrations. Upconversion photoluminescence and absorption spectroscopy provide experimental confirmation of energy transfer to and emission from the dye molecules. Upconversion quantum yield is observed to increase with dye sensitization, with the highest enhancement measured for the smallest particles investigated (10.9 nm in diameter); specifically, these dye-decorated particles are more than 2× brighter than are unmodified, organic-soluble nanoparticles and more than 10× brighter than are water-soluble nanoparticles. We also observe 3× lifetime reductions with dye adsorption, confirming the quantum yield enhancement to result from the high radiative rate of the dye. The approach detailed in this work is widely implementable, renders the nanoparticles water-soluble, and most significantly improves sub-15 nm nanoparticles, making our method especially attractive for biological imaging applications.
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- Michael D Wisser
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Stanford University , Stanford , California 94305 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Stanford University , Stanford , California 94305 , United States
- Materials Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Stanford University , Stanford , California 94305 , United States
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- Materials Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
- Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute , Berkeley , California 94720 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Stanford University , Stanford , California 94305 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Stanford University , Stanford , California 94305 , United States
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Farcas A, Tregnago G, Resmerita AM, Aubert PH, Cacialli F. Synthesis and photophysical characteristics of polyfluorene polyrotaxanes. Beilstein J Org Chem 2015; 11:2677-88. [PMID: 26877789 PMCID: PMC4734422 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.11.288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Two alternating polyfluorene polyrotaxanes (3·TM-βCD and 3·TM-γCD) have been synthesized by the coupling of 2,7-dibromofluorene encapsulated into 2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-β- or γ-cyclodextrin (TM-βCD, TM-γCD) cavities with 9,9-dioctylfluorene-2,7-diboronic acid bis(1,3-propanediol) ester. Their optical, electrochemical and morphological properties have been evaluated and compared to those of the non-rotaxane counterpart 3. The influence of TM-βCD or TM-γCD encapsulation on the thermal stability, solubility in common organic solvents, film forming ability was also investigated. Polyrotaxane 3·TM-βCD exhibits a hypsochromic shift, while 3·TM-γCD displays a bathochromic with respect to the non-rotaxane 3 counterpart. For the diluted CHCl3 solutions the fluorescence lifetimes of all compounds follow a mono-exponential decay with a time constant of ≈0.6 ns. At higher concentration the fluorescence decay remains mono-exponential for 3·TM-βCD and polymers 3, with a lifetime τ = 0.7 ns and 0.8 ns, whereas the 3·TM-γCD polyrotaxane shows a bi-exponential decay consisting of a main component (with a weight of 98% of the total luminescence) with a relatively short decay constant of τ1 = 0.7 ns and a minor component with a longer lifetime of τ2 = 5.4 ns (2%). The electrochemical band gap (ΔEg) of 3·TM-βCD polyrotaxane is smaller than that of 3·TM-γCD and 3, respectively. The lower ΔEg value for 3·TM-βCD suggests that the encapsulation has a greater effect on the reduction process, which affects the LUMO energy level value. Based on AFM analysis, 3·TM-βCD and 3·TM-γCD polyrotaxane compounds exhibit a granular morphology with lower dispersity and smaller roughness exponent of the film surfaces in comparison with those of the neat copolymer 3.
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- Aurica Farcas
- Supramolecular Chemistry Group, ''Petru Poni'' Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487-Iasi, Romania
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology and Department of Physics and Astronomy University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Supramolecular Chemistry Group, ''Petru Poni'' Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487-Iasi, Romania
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- Laboratoire de Physicochimie des Polymères et des Interfaces (EA 2528), Institut des Matériaux, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, F-95031 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex, France
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology and Department of Physics and Astronomy University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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PURPOSE Fundus autofluorescence (AF) is characterized not only by its intensity or excitation and emission spectra but also by the lifetimes of the fluorophores. Fluorescence lifetime is influenced by the fluorophore's microenvironment and may provide information about the metabolic tissue state. We report quantitative and qualitative autofluorescence lifetime imaging of the ocular fundus in mice. METHODS A fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscope (FLIO) was used to measure fluorescence lifetimes of endogenous fluorophores in the murine retina. FLIO imaging was performed in 1-month-old C57BL/6, BALB/c, and C3A.Cg-Pde6b(+)Prph2(Rd2)/J mice. Measurements were repeated at monthly intervals over the course of 6 months. For correlation with structural changes, an optical coherence tomogram was acquired. RESULTS Fundus autofluorescence lifetime images were readily obtained in all mice. In the short spectral channel (498-560 nm), mean ± SEM AF lifetimes were 956 ± 15 picoseconds (ps) in C57BL/6; 801 ± 35 ps in BALB/c mice; and 882 ± 37 ps in C3A.Cg-Pde6b(+)Prph2(Rd2)/J mice. In the long spectral channel (560-720 nm), mean ± SEM AF lifetimes were 298 ± 14 ps in C57BL/6 mice, 241 ± 10 ps in BALB/c mice, and 288 ± 8 ps in C3A.Cg-Pde6b(+)Prph2(Rd2)/J mice. There was a general decrease in mean AF lifetimes with age. CONCLUSIONS Although fluorescence lifetime values differ among mouse strains, we found little variance within the groups. Fundus autofluorescence lifetime imaging in mice may provide additional information for understanding retinal disease processes and may facilitate monitoring of therapeutic effects in preclinical studies.
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- Chantal Dysli
- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Farcas A, Resmerita AM, Aubert PH, Farcas F, Stoica I, Airinei A. The effect of permodified cyclodextrins encapsulation on the photophysical properties of a polyfluorene with randomly distributed electron-donor and rotaxane electron-acceptor units. Beilstein J Org Chem 2014; 10:2145-56. [PMID: 25246973 PMCID: PMC4168896 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.10.222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We report on the synthesis as well as the optical, electrochemical and morphological properties of two polyrotaxanes (4a and 4b), which consist of electron-accepting 9,9-dicyanomethylenefluorene 1 as an inclusion complex in persilylated β- or γ-cyclodextrin (TMS-β-CD, TMS-γ-CD) (1a, 1b) and methyltriphenylamine as an electron-donating molecule. They are statistically distributed into the conjugated chains of 9,9-dioctylfluorene 3 and compared with those of the corresponding non-rotaxane 4 counterpart. Rotaxane formation results in improvements of the solubility, the thermal stability, and the photophysical properties. Polyrotaxanes 4a and 4b exhibited slightly red-shifted absorption bands with respect to the non-rotaxane 4 counterpart. The fluorescence lifetimes of polyrotaxanes follow a mono-exponential decay with a value of τ = 1.14 ns compared with the non-rotaxane, where a bi-exponential decay composed of a main component with a relative short time of τ1 = 0.88 (57.08%) and a minor component with a longer lifetime of τ2 = 1.56 ns (42.92%) were determined. The optical and electrochemical band gaps (ΔEg) as well as the ionization potential and electronic affinity characterized by smaller values compared to the values of any of the constituents. AFM reveals that the film surface of 4a and 4b displays a granular morphology with a lower dispersity supported by a smaller roughness exponent compared with the non-rotaxane counterpart.
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- Aurica Farcas
- Inorganic Polymers, ''Petru Poni'' Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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- Inorganic Polymers, ''Petru Poni'' Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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- Laboratoire de Physicochimie des Polymères et des Interfaces (EA 2528), Institut des Matériaux, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, F-95031 Cergy-Pontoise Cedex, France
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- "Gh. Asachi" Technical University, 61-63 Mangeron Blvd, 700050 Iasi, Romania
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- Inorganic Polymers, ''Petru Poni'' Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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- Inorganic Polymers, ''Petru Poni'' Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Grigore Ghica Voda Alley, 700487 Iasi, Romania
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Štefl M, James NG, Ross JA, Jameson DM. Applications of phasors to in vitro time-resolved fluorescence measurements. Anal Biochem 2011; 410:62-9. [PMID: 21078290 PMCID: PMC3065364 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [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: 07/27/2010] [Revised: 11/05/2010] [Accepted: 11/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The phasor method of treating fluorescence lifetime data provides a facile and convenient approach to characterize lifetime heterogeneity and to detect the presence of excited state reactions such as solvent relaxation and Förster resonance energy transfer. The method uses a plot of M sin(Φ) versus M cos(Φ), where M is the modulation ratio and Φ is the phase angle taken from frequency domain fluorometry. A principal advantage of the phasor method is that it provides a model-less approach to time-resolved data amenable to visual inspection. Although the phasor approach has been recently applied to fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy, it has not been used extensively for cuvette studies. In the current study, we explore the applications of the method to in vitro samples. The phasors of binary and ternary mixtures of fluorescent dyes demonstrate the utility of the method for investigating complex mixtures. Data from excited state reactions, such as dipolar relaxation in membrane and protein systems and also energy transfer from the tryptophan residue to the chromophore in enhanced green fluorescent protein, are also presented.
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- Martin Štefl
- J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, v.v.i., Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Department of Biophysical Chemistry, Dolejškova 3, Prague 18223, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 651 Ilalo St., BSB222, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 651 Ilalo St., BSB222, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, 651 Ilalo St., BSB222, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
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Kuppens S, Hellings M, Jordens J, Verheyden S, Engelborghs Y. Conformational states of the switch I region of Ha-ras-p21 in hinge residue mutants studied by fluorescence lifetime and fluorescence anisotropy measurements. Protein Sci 2003; 12:930-8. [PMID: 12717016 PMCID: PMC2323864 DOI: 10.1110/ps.0236303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2002] [Revised: 01/12/2003] [Accepted: 01/23/2003] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The hinge residues (Val29 and Ile36) of the switch I region (also known as the effector loop) of the Ha-ras-p21 protein have been mutated to glycines to accelerate the conformational changes typical for the effector loop. In this work, we have studied the influence of the combined mutations on the steady-state structure of the switch I region of the protein in both the inactive GDP-bound conformation as in the active GTP-bound conformation. Here, we use the fluorescence properties of the single tryptophan residue in the Y32W mutant of Ha-ras-p21. This mutant has already been used extensively as a reference form of the protein. Reducing the size of the side chains of the hinge residues not only accelerates the conformational changes but also affects the steady-state structures of the effector loop as indicated by the changes in the fluorescence properties. A thorough analysis of the fluorescence changes (quantum yield, lifetimes, etc.) proves that these changes are from a reshuffling between the rotamer populations of Trp. The population reshuffling is caused by the overall structural rearrangement along the switch I region. The effects are clearly more pronounced in the inactive GDP-bound conformation than in the active GTP-bound conformation. The effect of both mutations seems to be additive in the GDP-bound state, but cooperative in the GTP-bound state.
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- Steven Kuppens
- Laboratory of Biomolecular Dynamics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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