Fluorogenic Probes for Multicolor Imaging in Living Cells

J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Aug 3;138(30):9365-8. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b04782. Epub 2016 Jul 21.

Abstract

Here we present a far-red, silicon-rhodamine-based fluorophore (SiR700) for live-cell multicolor imaging. SiR700 has excitation and emission maxima at 690 and 715 nm, respectively. SiR700-based probes for F-actin, microtubules, lysosomes, and SNAP-tag are fluorogenic, cell-permeable, and compatible with superresolution microscopy. In conjunction with probes based on the previously introduced carboxy-SiR650, SiR700-based probes permit multicolor live-cell superresolution microscopy in the far-red, thus significantly expanding our capacity for imaging living cells.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Survival
  • Color
  • Fibroblasts / cytology
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
  • Fluorescent Dyes / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Lysosomes / metabolism
  • Molecular Imaging / methods*
  • Rhodamines / chemistry
  • Silicon / chemistry

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Rhodamines
  • Silicon