A ratiometric iron probe enables investigation of iron distribution within tumour spheroids

Isaac J. Carney; Jacek L. Kolanowski; Zelong Lim; Benjamin Chekroun; Angela G. Torrisi; Trevor W. Hambley; Elizabeth J. New

doi:10.1039/C7MT00297A

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A ratiometric iron probe enables investigation of iron distribution within tumour spheroids†

Isaac J. Carney,^a Jacek L. Kolanowski,

^a Zelong Lim,^a Benjamin Chekroun,

^a Angela G. Torrisi,^a Trevor W. Hambley^a and Elizabeth J. New

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^a School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
E-mail: elizabeth.new@sydney.edu.au

Abstract

Iron dysregulation is implicated in numerous diseases, and iron homeostasis is profoundly influenced by the labile iron pool (LIP). Tools to easily observe changes in the LIP are limited, with calcein AM-based assays most widely used. We describe here FlCFe1, a ratiometric analogue of calcein AM, which also provides the capacity for imaging iron in 3D cell models.