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Oxime as a general photocage for the design of visible light photo-activatable fluorophores.


ABSTRACT: Photoactivatable fluorophores have been widely used for tracking molecular and cellular dynamics with subdiffraction resolution. In this work, we have prepared a series of photoactivatable probes using the oxime moiety as a new class of photolabile caging group in which the photoactivation process is mediated by a highly efficient photodeoximation reaction. Incorporation of the oxime caging group into fluorophores results in loss of fluorescence. Upon light irradiation in the presence of air, the oxime-caged fluorophores are oxidized to their carbonyl derivatives, restoring strong fluorophore fluorescence. To demonstrate the utility of these oxime-caged fluorophores, we have created probes that target different organelles for live-cell confocal imaging. We also carried out photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM) imaging under physiological conditions using low-power light activation in the absence of cytotoxic additives. Our studies show that oximes represent a new class of visible-light photocages that can be widely used for cellular imaging, sensing, and photo-controlled molecular release.

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8654061 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Oxime as a general photocage for the design of visible light photo-activatable fluorophores.

Wang Lushun L   Wang Shichao S   Tang Juan J   Espinoza Vanessa B VB   Loredo Axel A   Tian Zeru Z   Weisman R Bruce RB   Xiao Han H  

Chemical science 20211122 47


Photoactivatable fluorophores have been widely used for tracking molecular and cellular dynamics with subdiffraction resolution. In this work, we have prepared a series of photoactivatable probes using the oxime moiety as a new class of photolabile caging group in which the photoactivation process is mediated by a highly efficient photodeoximation reaction. Incorporation of the oxime caging group into fluorophores results in loss of fluorescence. Upon light irradiation in the presence of air, th  ...[more]

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