Synthesis and characterisation of Thio-H, a new excitation and emission ratioable fluorescent Ca2+/Mg2+ indicator with high brightness
作者:Els Cielen、Agnieszka Stobiecka、Abdellah Tahri、Georges J. Hoornaert、Frans C. De Schryver、Jacques Gallay、Michel Vincent、Noël Boens
DOI:10.1039/b107042h
日期:2002.5.22
A new fluorescent ratiometric indicator for Ca2+ and Mg2+, tricaesium salt of 2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]-5-(5-phenylthiophen-2-yl)phenoxy}acetic acid, Thio-H, has been synthesised and evaluated for its cation binding properties via fluorimetric titrations. Thio-H has the interesting property of being both excitation and emission ratioable, expanding the range of possible applications. The in vitro dissociation constant, Kd, measured at 20 °C in 100 mM KCl, pH 7.20 for the Ca2+–Thio-H complex is 45 ± 13 μM; for Mg2+–Thio-H a Kd value of 5.6 ± 0.6 mM is found. The free form of Thio-H has a high fluorescence quantum yield (0.74), which decreases to 0.50 and 0.65 upon binding to Ca2+ and Mg2+, respectively. Measurements under physiological conditions show that increasing the temperature from 20
to 37 °C decreases the affinity of Thio-H for Ca2+. Changing the pH from 7.05 to 7.40 does not affect the Kd value of the Mg2+ complex but it increases somewhat the affinity of the probe for Ca2+. In the presence of 1 mM Mg2+, the Ca2+ affinity of Thio-H decreases (Kd
= 126 ± 46 μM at 20 °C, pH 7.05). Time-resolved fluorescence measurements confirm that the inflection point in the fluorimetric titration curve can be correctly assigned to Kd. Since the dissociation constant for the Mg2+–indicator complex falls within the intracellular [Mg2+] domain, while the Kd value for Ca2+ is well above the basal Ca2+ levels, Thio-H has potential applications as a Mg2+ indicator. The low affinity for Ca2+ can be exploited
for detecting intracellular Ca2+ levels in the micromolar range, on condition that [Mg2+]i remains practically constant during the measurements. Thio-H provides an excellent addition to the commercial ratiometric low-affinity Ca2+ indicators Mag-fura-2, Mag-fura-5, Mag-indo-1, Fura-FF, and BTC.
合成了一种新的 Ca2+ 和 Mg2+ 荧光比率指示剂,即 2-[双(羧甲基)氨基]-5-(5-苯基噻吩-2-基)苯氧基}乙酸的三铯盐,Thio-H,并对其进行了评估通过荧光滴定测定其阳离子结合特性。 Thio-H 具有激发和发射可比的有趣特性,扩大了可能的应用范围。 Ca2+-Thio-H 复合物的体外解离常数 Kd(在 20 °C、100 mM KCl、pH 7.20 中测量)为 45 ± 13 μM;对于 Mg2+–Thio-H,Kd 值为 5.6 ± 0.6 mM。游离形式的 Thio-H 具有较高的荧光量子产率 (0.74),与 Ca2+ 和 Mg2+ 结合后分别降至 0.50 和 0.65。生理条件下的测量表明,将温度从 20
达到 37 °C 会降低 Thio-H 对 Ca2+ 的亲和力。将 pH 从 7.05 更改为 7.40 不会影响 Mg2+ 复合物的 Kd 值,但会在一定程度上增加探针对 Ca2+ 的亲和力。在 1 mM Mg2+ 存在下,Thio-H 的 Ca2+ 亲和力降低(Kd
= 126 ± 46 μM(20 °C,pH 7.05)。时间分辨荧光测量证实荧光滴定曲线中的拐点可以正确分配给 Kd。由于 Mg2+ 指示剂复合物的解离常数落在细胞内 [Mg2+] 域内,而 Ca2+ 的 Kd 值远高于基础 Ca2+ 水平,因此 Thio-H 作为 Mg2+ 指示剂具有潜在的应用。可以利用对 Ca2+ 的低亲和力
用于检测微摩尔范围内的细胞内 Ca2+ 水平,条件是 [Mg2+]i 在测量过程中实际上保持恒定。 Thio-H 为商业比率低亲和力 Ca2+ 指示剂 Mag-fura-2、Mag-fura-5、Mag-indo-1、Fura-FF 和 BTC 提供了出色的补充。