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Remote light-controlled intracellular target recognition by photochromic fluorescent glycoprobes

Authors :
Junji Zhang
Youxin Fu
Hai-Hao Han
Yi Zang
Jia Li
Xiao-Peng He
Ben L. Feringa
He Tian
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2017.

Abstract

Fluorescence sensing in biological environments is prone to background signal interference. Here the authors design a photochromic fluorescent glycoprobe for light-controlled photo-switchable cell imaging and photo-activated target recognition, resulting in an increased sensing precision.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
8
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.1da0e7c4619499e9456fd37323a3355
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01137-8