A specific molecular beacon probe for the detection of human prostate cancer cells
作者:Yu Lin Jiang、Christopher A. McGoldrick、Deling Yin、Jing Zhao、Vini Patel、Marianne F. Brannon、Janet W. Lightner、Koyamangalath Krishnan、William L. Stone
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.04.055
日期:2012.6
The small-molecule, water-soluble molecular beacon probe 1 is hydrolyzed by the lysate and living cells of human prostate cancer cell lines (LNCaP), resulting in strong green fluorescence. In contrast, probe 1 does not undergo significant hydrolysis in either the lysate or living cells of human nontumorigenic prostate cells (RWPE-1). These results, corroborated by UV-Vis spectroscopy and fluorescent microscopy, reveal that probe 1 is a sensitive and specific fluorogenic and chromogenic sensor for the detection of human prostate cancer cells among nontumorigenic prostate cells and that carboxylesterase activity is a specific biomarker for human prostate cancer cells. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.