Using Congo red to report intracellular hydrogelation resulted from self-assembly of small molecules.
This communication reports the use of Congo red to stain the nanofibers of self-assembled small molecules for assaying intracellular supramolecular hydrogels, which provides a convenient method to explore molecular self-assembly inside cells.
Liang
Gaolin
G
Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
Xu
Keming
K
Li
Lihua
L
Wang
Ling
L
Kuang
Yi
Y
Yang
Zhimou
Z
Xu
Bing
B
D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003224:Congo Red / Q000032:analysis*; D004926:Escherichia coli; D006801:Humans; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry*; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D042541:Intracellular Space / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D015394:Molecular Structure
D020100:Hydrogels; D003224:Congo Red; D006859:Hydrogen