title: Ligand exchanged photoluminescent gold quantum dots functionalized with leading peptides for nuclear targeting and intracellular imaging.
abstract: Ligand exchanged gold quantum dots (GQDs) conjugated with cell-penetrating peptides are a new class of photoluminescent probes for nuclear targeting and intracellular imaging.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nanomedicine Research, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyand Rd. Zhunan, Mialoli 350, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shu-Yi
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Nai-Tzu
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shu-Pin
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sum
authors.forename: Leu-Wei
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Chung-Shi
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry; D050091:Dendrimers / Q000737:chemistry; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D049408:Luminescent Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D019913:Nuclear Localization Signals / Q000737:chemistry*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D045663:Quantum Dots; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000737:chemistry; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: C505222:11-mercaptoundecanoic acid; D050091:Dendrimers; D005227:Fatty Acids; C099560:LTSP protein, synthetic; D008024:Ligands; D049408:Luminescent Agents; D019913:Nuclear Localization Signals; D009842:Oligopeptides; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; D006046:Gold