Reaction-based fluorescent sensor for investigating mobile Zn[superscript 2+] in mitochondria of healthy versus cancerous prostate cells
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Chyan, Wen
Zhang, Daniel Y.
Lippard, Stephen J.
Radford, Robert J.
Date Issued
January 2014
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
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Chyan, W., D. Y. Zhang, S. J. Lippard, and R. J. Radford. “Reaction-Based Fluorescent Sensor for Investigating Mobile Zn[superscript 2+] in Mitochondria of Healthy Versus Cancerous Prostate Cells.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111, no. 1 (December 12, 2013): 143–148.
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Abstract
Chelatable, mobile forms of divalent zinc, Zn(II), play essential signaling roles in mammalian biology. A complex network of zinc import and transport proteins has evolved to control zinc concentration and distribution on a subcellular level. Understanding the action of mobile zinc requires tools that can detect changes in Zn(II) concentrations at discrete cellular locales. We present here a zinc-responsive, reaction-based, targetable probe based on the diacetyled form of Zinpyr-1. The compound, (6-amidoethyl)triphenylphosphonium Zinpyr-1 diacetate (DA-ZP1-TPP), is essentially nonfluorescent in the metal-free state; however, exposure to Zn(II) triggers metal-mediated hydrolysis of the acetyl groups to afford a large, rapid, and zinc-induced fluorescence response. DA-ZP1-TPP is insensitive to intracellular esterases over a 2-h period and is impervious to proton-induced turn-on. A TPP unit is appended for targeting mitochondria, as demonstrated by live cell fluorescence imaging studies. The practical utility of DA-ZP1-TPP is demonstrated by experiments revealing that, in contrast to healthy epithelial prostate cells, tumorigenic cells are unable to accumulate mobile zinc within their mitochondria.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1310583110
