Cell-surface sensors for real-time probing of cellular environments
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Author(s)
Zhao, Weian
Schafer, Sebastian
Choi, Jonghoon
Yamanaka, Yvonne Joy
Lombardi, Maria L.
Bose, Suman
Carlson, Alicia L.
Phillips, Joseph A.
Teo, Weisuong
Droujinine, Ilia A.
Date Issued
July 2011
Journal
Nature Nanotechnology
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Citation
Zhao, Weian, Sebastian Schafer, Jonghoon Choi, et al. 2011Cell-surface Sensors for Real-time Probing of Cellular Environments. Nature Nanotechnology 6(8): 524–531.
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Abstract
The ability to explore cell signalling and cell-to-cell communication is essential for understanding cell biology and developing effective therapeutics. However, it is not yet possible to monitor the interaction of cells with their environments in real time. Here, we show that a fluorescent sensor attached to a cell membrane can detect signalling molecules in the cellular environment. The sensor is an aptamer (a short length of single-stranded DNA) that binds to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and contains a pair of fluorescent dyes. When bound to PDGF, the aptamer changes conformation and the dyes come closer to each other, producing a signal. The sensor, which is covalently attached to the membranes of mesenchymal stem cells, can quantitatively detect with high spatial and temporal resolution PDGF that is added in cell culture medium or secreted by neighbouring cells. The engineered stem cells retain their ability to find their way to the bone marrow and can be monitored in vivo at the single-cell level using intravital microscopy.
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Author Manuscript 2012 August 1.
MIT Department
Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2011.101
