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Metalloprotein-based MRI probes

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Matsumoto, Yuri; Jasanoff, Alan Pradip
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Abstract
Metalloproteins have long been recognized as key determinants of endogenous contrast in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of biological subjects. More recently, both natural and engineered metalloproteins have been harnessed as biotechnological tools to probe gene expression, enzyme activity, and analyte concentrations by MRI. Metalloprotein MRI probes are paramagnetic and function by analogous mechanisms to conventional gadolinium or iron oxide-based MRI contrast agents. Compared with synthetic agents, metalloproteins typically offer worse sensitivity, but the possibilities of using protein engineering and targeted gene expression approaches in conjunction with metalloprotein contrast agents are powerful and sometimes definitive strengths. This review summarizes theoretical and practical aspects of metalloprotein-based contrast agents, and discusses progress in the exploitation of these proteins for molecular imaging applications.
Date issued
2013-01
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126108
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Journal
FEBS Letters
Publisher
Wiley
Citation
Matsumoto, Yuri and Alan Jasanoff. "Metalloprotein-based MRI probes." FEBS Letters 587, 8 (January 2013): 1021-1029 © 2013 Federation of European Biochemical Societies
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0014-5793

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