title: Synthesis of biotinylated glyfoline for immunoelectron microscopic localization.
abstract: Antineoplastic glyfoline (1) has potent antitumor efficacy against various murine and human solid tumors. To elucidate the actual mechanism of action, we synthesized biotinylated glyfoline (B-Gly) and used it for the visualization of glyfoline-binding sites in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells. Under the electron microscope (EM), after cells were incubated for 6-36 h, the reaction products of anti-B-Gly were seen on some areas of the external cell surface and on the outer and inner membranes of the mitochondria. Pure EM morphology of NPC cells after glyfoline treatment revealed the similar morphological change of mitochondria. These findings indicate that the binding site of glyfoline in NPC is the inner membrane of the mitochondria, suggesting that B-Gly can be used as a marker for glyfoline localization.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan. tlsu@ibms.sinica.edu.tw
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000166:Acridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D001665:Binding Sites; D015415:Biomarkers; D019921:Biotinylation; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D016253:Microscopy, Immunoelectron; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D015335:Molecular Probes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D000166:Acridines; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D015335:Molecular Probes; C075802:glyfoline