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Long wavelength TCF-based fluorescence probe for the detection of Alkaline Phosphatase in live cells

  • Lauren Gwynne
  • , Adam C. Sedgwick
  • , Jordan E. Gardiner
  • , George T. Williams
  • , Gyoungmi Kim
  • , John P. Lowe
  • , Jean Yves Maillard
  • , Toby Jenkins
  • , Steven D. Bull
  • , Jonathan L. Sessler
  • , Juyoung Yoon
  • , Tony D. James

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Abstract

A long wavelength TCF-based fluorescence probe (TCF-ALP) was developed for the detection of alkaline phosphatase (ALP). ALP mediated hydrolysis of the phosphate group of TCF-ALP resulted in a significant fluorescence 'turn on' (58-fold), which was accompanied by a colorimetric response from yellow to purple. TCF-ALP was cell permeable, which allowed it to be used to image ALP in HeLa cells. Upon addition of bone morphogenic protein 2, TCF-ALP proved capable of imaging endogenously stimulated ALP in myogenic murine C2C12 cells. Overall, TCF-ALP offers promise as an effective fluorescent/colorimetric probe for evaluating phosphatase activity in clinical assays or live cell systems.

Original languageEnglish
Article number255
JournalFrontiers in Chemistry
Volume7
Issue numberAPR
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

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© 2019 Gwynne, Sedgwick, Gardiner, Williams, Kim, Maillard, Jenkins, Bull, Sessler, Yoon and James.

Keywords

  • Alkaline Phosphatase
  • Cell imaging
  • Colorimetric
  • Fluorescence
  • Reaction-based fluorescent probe

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