Labelling Bacterial Nanocages with Photo-switchable Fluorophores.

Autor: Putri RM; Bio-inspired and Smart Materials, Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology (BNT), MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE, Enschede, The Netherlands., Fredy JW; Bio-inspired and Smart Materials, Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology (BNT), MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE, Enschede, The Netherlands., Cornelissen JJ; Bio-inspired and Smart Materials, Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology (BNT), MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE, Enschede, The Netherlands., Koay MS; Bio-inspired and Smart Materials, Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology (BNT), MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE, Enschede, The Netherlands., Katsonis N; Bio-inspired and Smart Materials, Laboratory for Biomolecular Nanotechnology (BNT), MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE, Enschede, The Netherlands. n.h.katsonis@utwente.nl.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry [Chemphyschem] 2016 Jun 17; Vol. 17 (12), pp. 1815-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Mar 01.
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201600013
Abstrakt: The robustness and biocompatibility of bacterial nanocages holds promise for bio-nanotechnologies. The propensity of these nano-carriers to penetrate cells has been demonstrated, which calls for the development of tracking strategies, both in vitro and in vivo. Here, we label bacterial nanocages with photo-switchable fluorophores, to facilitate their imaging by super-resolution microscopy. We demonstrate the functionalization of the encapsulin from Brevibacterium linens with a spiropyran, which is not fluorescent, by covalent attachment to the amine residues at the outer encapsulin shell. Upon alternating irradiation with ultraviolet and visible light, the spiropyran switches forth and back to its fluorescent merocyanine photo-isomer and thus the fluorescence can be switched on and off, reversibly. We also show that the bacterial compartments preserve their structural integrity upon covalent modification and over at least five irradiation cycles.
(© 2016 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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