Design and synthesis of an ER-specific fluorescent probe based on carboxylesterase activity with quinone methide cleavage process
作者:Wataru Hakamata、Aki Machida、Tadatake Oku、Toshiyuki Nishio
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.04.066
日期:2011.6
CEs are important enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of prodrugs. In this Letter, we present a new mechanistic ER-specific fluorescent probe 1 based on CE activity. Permeation of 1 into cells and subsequent hydrolytic activation by CEs causes spontaneously quinone methide cleavage, resulting in bright red fluorescence in ER with high specificity. Probe 1 was developed for CE activity imaging and inhibitor screening at the cellular level. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.