Development of a BODIPY-based fluorescent probe for imaging pathological tau aggregates in live cells

Sungsu Lim, Md Mamunul Haque, Dongdong Su, Dohee Kim, Jun Seok Lee, Young Tae Chang, Yun Kyung Kim

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Abstract

Neuronal accumulation of tau aggregates is a pathological hallmark in multiple neurodegenerative disorders, collectively called tauopathies. A tau aggregation sensor that can monitor abnormal tau aggregation in neurons would facilitate the study of tau aggregation processes and the discovery of tau aggregation blockers. Here, we describe a BODIPY-fluorescence sensor (BD-tau) that selectively responds to pathological tau aggregates in live cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1607-1610
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume53
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST) grant by the Republic of Korea (No. CRC-15-04-KIST), the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (No. HI14C3344), the National Medical Research Council grant (NMRC/CBRG/1438/2015), and the Brain Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (No. 2016M3C7A1913844).

Publisher Copyright:
© The Royal Society of Chemistry.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Chemistry(all)
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Materials Chemistry

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