Cell Surface-Anchored Fluorescent Aptamer Sensor Enables Imaging of Chemical Transmitter Dynamics
Cell Surface-Anchored Fluorescent Aptamer Sensor Enables Imaging of Chemical Transmitter Dynamics
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DOI:
10.1021/ja302551p
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发表时间:
2012-06-13
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15
通讯作者:
Sando, Shinsuke
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作者:
Tokunaga, Takeshi;Namiki, Shigeyuki;Sando, Shinsuke
A fluorescent aptamer sensor was applied to the analysis of extracellular chemical transmitter dynamics. We utilized a tocopherol-labeled aptamer, which allowed the direct anchoring of the fluorescent aptamer on the cell surface while retaining its performance as a fluorescent sensor. The fast-responsive fluorescent DNA aptamer sensor, which targets adenine compounds, was anchored on the surface of brain astrocytes. Fluorescence imaging of the aptamer-anchored astrocytes enabled the real-time monitoring of release of adenine compounds as a gliotransmitter, which was synchronized with calcium wave propagation in neighboring cells.