Enlightening the path to protein engineering: chemoselective turn-on probes for high-throughput screening of enzymatic activity

S Hecko, A Schiefer, CPS Badenhorst, MJ Fink… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Many successful stories in enzyme engineering are based on the creation of randomized
diversity in large mutant libraries, containing millions to billions of enzyme variants. Methods …

Recent progress in small-molecule fluorescent probes for endoplasmic reticulum imaging in biological systems

F Tang, C Wu, Z Zhai, K Wang, X Liu, H Xiao, S Zhuo… - Analyst, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an indispensable organelle in eukaryotic cells involved in
protein synthesis and processing, as well as calcium storage and release. Therefore …

Near-infrared mitochondria-targeted fluorescent probe with a large Stokes shift for rapid and sensitive detection of cysteine/homocysteine and its bioimaging …

S An, Y Lin, J Wang, T Ye, Y Mao, J Zhang… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, tetrahydro-acridine salt hybrid coumarin dyes was designed and developed as
a Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent probe CM for the detection and fluorescent bioimaging of …

Tailoring the Amphiphilicity of Fluorescent Protein Chromophores to Detect Intracellular Proteome Aggregation in Diverse Biological Samples

M Wang, Z Zhang, B Jing, X Dong, K Guo… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The formation of amorphous misfolded and aggregated proteins is a hallmark of proteome
stress in diseased cells. Given its lack of defined targeting sites, the rational design of …

Recent Progress in Endoplasmic Reticulum-Targetable Small-Molecule Probes for Fluorescence Sensing and Phototherapy

J Chen, H Liu, W Xie, M Gu, G Mao, S Yang - Journal of Analysis and …, 2023 - Springer
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the most widespread organelle within eukaryotic cells,
performing various essential functions such as protein synthesis, post-translational …

An epoxide-based covalent sensor to detect cardiac proteome aggregation in a cardio-oncology model

H Jin, D Shen, B Jing, Z Zhang, Z Wang, R Sun… - Analytica Chimica …, 2023 - Elsevier
Covalent sensors to detect and capture aggregated proteome in stressed cells are rare.
Herein, we construct a series of covalent fluorogenic sensors for aggregated proteins by …

BODIPY-Ethynylestradiol molecular rotors as fluorescent viscosity probes in endoplasmic reticulum

D Martínez-Bourget, E Rocha, P Labra-Vázquez… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their capability for sensing changes in viscosity, fluorescent molecular rotors (FMRs)
have emerged as potential tools to develop several promising viscosity probes; most of …

A novel methylenemalononitrile-BODIPY-based fluorescent probe for highly selective detection of hydrogen peroxide in living cells

YF Wei, X Wang, WJ Shi, R Chen, L Zheng… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) plays vital roles in oxidative stress and signal
transduction in living organisms, and its abnormal levels could be linked to many diseases …

A BODIPY‐Containing Covalent Organic Framework as a Highly Porous Photosensitizer for Environmental Remediation and Pollutants Adsorption

R Sánchez-Naya, F Beuerle - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The direct incorporation of borondipyrromethene (BODIPY) subunits into the structural
backbone of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) gives facile access to porous …

Illuminating Protein Phase Separation: Reviewing Aggregation‐Induced Emission, Fluorescent Molecular Rotor and Solvatochromic Fluorophore Based Probes

Y Bai, Y Liu - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Protein phase separation process involving protein unfolding, misfolding, condensation and
aggregation etc. has been associated with numerous human degenerative diseases. The …