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A high-affinity fluorescence probe for copper(II) ions and its application in fluorescence lifetime correlation spectroscopy.
Grüter, Andreas Hoffmann, Michael Wohland, Thorsten Jung, Gregor
Grüter, Andreas
Hoffmann, Michael
Wohland, Thorsten
Jung, Gregor
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2019-04-26
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Copper is one of the most important transition metals in many organisms where it catalyzes a manifold of different processes. As a result of copper's redox activity, organisms have to avoid unbound ions, and a dysfunctional copper homeostasis may lead to multifarious pathological processes in cells with very severe ramifications for the affected organisms. In many neurodegenerative diseases, however, the exact role of copper ions is still not completely clarified. In this work, a high-affinity and highly selective copper probe molecule, based on the naturally occurring tetrapeptide DAHK is synthesized. The sensor (log KD = - 12.8 ± 0.1) is tagged with a fluorescent BODIPY dye whose fluorescence lifetime distinctly decreases from 5.8 ns ± 0.2 ns to 0.4 ns ± 0.1 ns on binding to copper(II) cations. It is shown by using fluorescence lifetime correlation spectroscopy that the concentration of both probe and probe-copper complex can be simultaneously measured even at nanomolar concentration levels. This work presents a possible starting point for a new type of probe and method for future in vivo studies to further reveal the exact role of copper ions in organisms. Graphical abstract.
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Anal Bioanal Chem. 2019 Apr 26. pii: 10.1007/s00216-019-01798-y. doi:10.1007/s00216-019-01798-y.
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1618-2650
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