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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
卷 135, 期 13, 页码 4926-4929出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja400337p
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- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2013CB834701]
- Research Grants Council of Hong Kong [604711, 602212, HKUST2/CRF/10, N_HKUST620/11]
- University Grants Committee of Hong Kong [AoE/P-03/08]
- Guangdong Innovative Research Team Program [201101C0105067115]
Intracellular pH (pH(i)) is an important parameter associated with cellular behaviors and pathological conditions. Sensing pH(i) and monitoring its changes in live cells are essential but challenging due to the lack of effective probes. We herein report a pH-sensitive fluorogen for pH(i) sensing and tracking. The dye is a tetraphenylethene-cyanine adduct (TPE-Cy). It is biocompatible and cell-permeable. Upon diffusing into cells, it responds sensitively to pH(i) in the entire physiological range, visualizing the acidic and basic compartments with intense red and blue emissions, respectively. The ratiometric signal of the red and blue channels can thus serve as an indicator for local proton concentration. The utility of TPE-Cy in pH(i) imaging and monitoring is demonstrated with the use of confocal microscopy, ratiometric analysis, and flow cytometry.
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