A fluorescent Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) peptide-naphthalenediimide (NDI) conjugate for imaging integrin α(v)β(3) in vitro

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Apr 25;51(32):6901-4. doi: 10.1039/c4cc08265f. Epub 2015 Feb 3.

Abstract

We have developed a fluorescent peptide conjugate (TrpNDIRGDfK) based on the coupling of cyclo(RGDfK) to a new tryptophan-tagged amino acid naphthalenediimide (TrpNDI). Confocal fluorescence microscopy coupled with fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) mapping, single and two-photon fluorescence excitation, lifetime components and corresponding decay profiles were used as parameters able to investigate qualitatively the cellular behavior regarding the molecular environment and biolocalisation of TrpNDI and TrpNDI-RGDfK in cancer cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Imides / chemistry*
  • Integrin alphaVbeta3 / chemistry
  • Integrin alphaVbeta3 / metabolism*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Imaging / methods*
  • Naphthalenes / chemistry*
  • Oligopeptides / chemistry*

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Imides
  • Integrin alphaVbeta3
  • Naphthalenes
  • Oligopeptides
  • naphthalenediimide
  • arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid