1. BODIPY-based dye for no-wash live-cell staining and imaging
- Author
-
Alexey A. Pakhomov, Igor E. Deyev, Natalia M. Ratnikova, Stepan P. Chumakov, Veronika B. Mironiuk, Yuriy N. Kononevich, Aziz M. Muzafarov, and Vladimir I. Martynov
- Subjects
fluorophore ,aggregation-caused quenching ,BODIPY ,live-cell imaging ,flow cytometry ,fluorescence microscopy ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
In nonpolar solvents, hydrophobic organic fluorophores often show bright fluorescence, whereas in polar media, they usually suffer from aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ). Here, we harnessed this solvatochromic behavior of a 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-BODIPY derivative for cell staining and applied it to live-cell imaging and flow cytometry. As opposed to commercially available dyes, this BODIPY derivative showed excellent contrast immediately after staining and did not require any wash-off.
- Published
- 2017
- Full Text
- View/download PDF