title: Development of a near-infrared fluorescent probe for imaging of endogenous Cu+ in live cells.
abstract: We have constructed a novel NIR fluorescent turn-on Cu(+) probe suitable for imaging endogenous Cu(+) ions in living cells based on a tricarbocyanine scaffold and a high affinity Cu(+) receptor.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiaowei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Weiying
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wan
mesh_terms: D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D003300:Copper