Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology (2020)
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Mukherjee, Tarushyam
Aravintha Siva
Bajaj, Komal
Soppina, Virupakshi
Kanvah, Sriram
Investigating the dynamics of different biomolecules in the cellular milieu through microscopic imaging has gained paramount importance in the last decade. Continuous developments in the field of microscopy are paralleled by the design and synthesis of fluorophores that target specific compartments within a cell. In this study, we have synthesized four fluorescent styrene derivatives, a neutral styrylpridine, three cationic styrylpyridinium probes with and without cholesterol tether, and investigated their absorption, emission, and cellular imaging properties. The fluorophores show solvatochromic emission attributed to intramolecular charge transfer from donor to acceptor with an emission range of 500–600 nm. The fluorescent cholesterol conjugate labels plasma membrane effectively while the fluorophores devoid of the cholesterol tether label mitochondria. Cholesterol conjugate also shows strong interaction with liposome membrane. Furthermore, the fluorophores alsotrack the mitochondria in live cells with high specificity. Cell viability assay showed overall non-toxic nature of the probes even at higher fluorophore concentrations. Through sidearm modifications, keeping the fluorescent core intact, we successfully targeted specific subcellular compartments of neuronal (N2a) and non-neuronal (HeLa) mammalian cell lines. This strategy of using a single molecular scaffold with subtle substitutions could be ideal in generating a variety of fluorophores targeting other subcellular compartments.
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