Thiol-mediated uptake

Q Laurent, R Martinent, B Lim, AT Pham, T Kato… - Jacs Au, 2021 - ACS Publications
This Perspective focuses on thiol-mediated uptake, that is, the entry of substrates into cells
enabled by oligochalcogenides or mimics, often disulfides, and inhibited by thiol-reactive …

Mitochondria-targeted BODIPY dyes for small molecule recognition, bio-imaging and photodynamic therapy

S Wang, L Gai, Y Chen, X Ji, H Lu, Z Guo - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Mitochondria are essential for a diverse array of biological functions. There is increasing
research focus on developing efficient tools for mitochondria-targeted detection and …

Xanthone-based solvatochromic fluorophores for quantifying micropolarity of protein aggregates

L Wang, CH Hsiung, X Liu, S Wang, A Loredo… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Proper three-dimensional structures are essential for maintaining the functionality of proteins
and for avoiding pathological consequences of improper folding. Misfolding and …

Small molecule fluorescent probes of protein vicinal dithiols

G Hu, H Jia, L Zhao, DH Cho, J Fang - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
The vicinal dithiol motif is widely present in proteins, and is critical for proteins' structures
and functions. In recent years, a variety of fluorescent probes with high specificity and …

Unveiling cellular mysteries: Advances in BODIPY dyes for subcellular imaging

H Ahmad, S Muhammad, M Mazhar, A Farhan… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2025 - Elsevier
Fluorescence imaging has become crucial in cell biology, mainly because of its ability to
visualize the cells at the molecular level. Subcellular organs including mitochondria …

Strong acid-assisted preparation of green-emissive carbon dots for fluorometric imaging of pH variation in living cells

Q Wang, H Yang, Q Zhang, H Ge, S Zhang, Z Wang… - Microchimica Acta, 2019 - Springer
New green-emissive carbon dots (G-CDs) are described here and shown to be viable
fluorescent nanoprobes for the detection of changes in cellular pH values. By using m …

Nanocarrier-based delivery of arsenic trioxide for hepatocellular carcinoma therapy

J Sun, M Cheng, T Ye, B Li, Y Wei, H Zheng… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) poses a severe threat to human health and economic
development. Despite many attempts at HCC treatment, most are inevitably affected by the …

Activatable formation of emissive excimers for highly selective detection of β-galactosidase

Y Li, L Ning, F Yuan, T Zhang, J Zhang, Z Xu… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Small-molecular fluorescence sensors have become promising detection tools in many
fields attributing to their high sensitivity, excellent temporal and spatial resolution, and low …

Recent progress in analytical strategies of arsenic-binding proteomes in living systems

J Liu, B Chen, R Zhang, Y Li, R Chen, S Zhu… - Analytical and …, 2023 - Springer
Arsenic (As) is one of the most concerning elements due to its high exposure risks to
organisms and ecosystems. The interaction between arsenicals and proteins plays a pivotal …

Activatable organic probes for in situ imaging of biomolecules

K Li, M Yang - Chemistry–An Asian Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biomolecules are fundamental for various chemical and biological processes of living
organisms. High‐resolution in situ imaging of the dynamics and local distribution of …