Distyrylbenzene oligoelectrolyte (DSBN+) for human cervical carcinoma cells imaging

Autor: Paulina Gwozdzinska, Logan E. Garner, Arkadiusz Chworos, Roza Pawlowska
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: MRS Proceedings. 1569:207-211
ISSN: 1946-4274
0272-9172
DOI: 10.1557/opl.2013.1100
Popis: In the presented study, a new application for distyrylbenzene oligoelectrolyte, named DSBN+, as a marker for bioimaging is presented. DSBN+ is a water-soluble, conjugated oligoelectrolyte (COE) with novel photophysical and solvatochromatic properties. Previous studies have shown that this compound spontaneously inserts into bilayer membranes in both synthetic and microbial living systems and can facilitate visualization of cell membranes through fluorescence imaging. In the presented research, we seek to further study and exploit the multifunctional nature of DSBN+ in terms of membrane interactions and photophysical properties for visualization of membranous structures of more complex mammalian cells, namely a human cervical carcinoma (HeLa) cell line. Obtained results confirm the possibility of applying DSBN+ as a fluorescent dye for bioimaging of membranes in human cell cultures systems, both in live-cell imaging and in the studies required formaldehyde fixation. Due to the defined structure of this conjugated oligoelectrolyte we suspect that it will display organelle membrane selectivity, but this has to be further investigated.
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