Methods and materials for the imaging of cells and tissues containing active proteases such as cathepsin are disclosed. The present materials include activity based probes that bind to an enzyme and are subsequently cleaved. Cleavage results in covalent attachment of a fluorescent signal to a target protease due to removal of a quenching group which, when present on the probe causes altered or no fluorescence. The probes are non-peptidic, small molecule scaffolds linked to a reactive acyloxymethyl ketone group, a fluorophore and a quencher. The probes are cell permeable and may use, for example, a QSY21 (CAS 304014-13-9) quencher and a cyanine dye. The probes form covalent bonds with the active site of cysteine cathepsins, proteases that are upregulated at the tumor boundaries with normal tissue and at sites of inflammation.
本文披露了用于成像包含活性
蛋白酶(如卡
特普西
蛋白酶)的细胞和组织的方法和材料。目前的材料包括活性基质探针,其与酶结合并随后被裂解。裂解导致荧光信号与目标
蛋白酶的共价结合,因为探针上的猝灭基团被去除,当存在于探针上时,会导致荧光发生变化或不发光。这些探针是非肽类、小分子支架,链接到反应性酰氧甲基酮基团、荧光
染料和猝灭剂。探针对细胞具有渗透性,例如可以使用QSY21(CAS 304014-13-9)猝灭剂和青烷
染料。这些探针与半胱
氨酸卡
特普西
蛋白酶的活性位点形成共价键,这些
蛋白酶在肿瘤边界与正常组织以及炎症部位上调。