In vivo imaging of near-membrane calcium ions with two-photon probes

  • Chang Su Lim
  • , Min Young Kang
  • , Ji Hee Han
  • , Isravel Antony Danish
  • , Bong Rae Cho*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    We report a two-photon (TP) probe (ACaLN) for near-membrane Ca2+ that shows a 13-fold TP excited fluorescence (TPEF) enhancement in response to Ca2+, dissociation constants (KdTP) of (1.9±0.2) μM, pH-insensitivity at the biologically relevant pH, and can detect near-membrane Ca2+ in live cells for more than 1500 s and in living tissues at 120 μm depth without interference from other metal ions. Comparison with existing probes provides a useful strategy for the design of efficient TP probes for the near-membrane metal ions.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2028-2033
    Number of pages6
    JournalChemistry - An Asian Journal
    Volume6
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011 Aug 1

    Keywords

    • calcium
    • fluorescence
    • microscopy
    • nonlinear spectroscopy
    • two-photon probe

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Organic Chemistry

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