Full-Range Intracellular pH Sensing by an Aggregation-Induced Emission-Active Two-Channel Ratiometric Fluorogen

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• 作者：Sijie Chen ; Yuning Hong ; Yang Liu ; Jianzhao Liu ; Chris W. T. Leung ; Min Li ; Ryan T. K. Kwok ; Engui Zhao ; Jacky W. Y. Lam ; Yong Yu ; Ben Zhong Tang
• 刊名：The Journal of the American Chemical Society
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：April 3, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：135
• 期：13
• 页码：4926-4929
• 全文大小：333K
• 年卷期：v.135,no.13(April 3, 2013)
• ISSN：1520-5126

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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鈥揷yanine 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.