Issue 21, 2024

Lysosomal-targeted fluorescent probe based pH regulating reactivity for tracking cysteine dynamics under oxidative stress

Abstract

The ability to detect and visualize cellular events and associated biological analytes is essential for the understanding of their physiological and pathological functions. Cysteine (Cys) plays a crucial role in biological systems and lysosomal homeostasis. This puts forward higher requirements on the performance of the probe. Herein, we rationally designed a coumarin-based probe for the reversible, specific, sensitive, and rapid detection of Cys based on pH regulating reactivity. The obtained probe (ECMA) introduces a morpholine moiety to target lysosomes, and α,β-unsaturated-ketone with an electron-withdrawing CN group served as a reversible reaction site for Cys. Importantly, ECMA was successfully applied to the real-time monitoring of Cys dynamics in living cells. Furthermore, cell imaging clearly revealed that exogenous Cys could induce the up-regulation of lysosomal ROS, which provided a powerful tool for investigating the relationship between oxidative stress and lysosomal Cys.

Graphical abstract: Lysosomal-targeted fluorescent probe based pH regulating reactivity for tracking cysteine dynamics under oxidative stress

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 mar 2024
Accepted
17 apr 2024
First published
18 apr 2024

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024,12, 5157-5161

Lysosomal-targeted fluorescent probe based pH regulating reactivity for tracking cysteine dynamics under oxidative stress

T. Liu, X. Han, W. Zhao, K. Gao, R. Min, Y. Tian, X. Sun and C. Yin, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12, 5157 DOI: 10.1039/D4TB00478G

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