title: In vivo imaging of specific drug-target binding at subcellular resolution.
abstract: The possibility of measuring binding of small-molecule drugs to desired targets in live cells could provide a better understanding of drug action. However, current approaches mostly yield static data, require lysis or rely on indirect assays and thus often provide an incomplete understanding of drug action. Here, we present a multiphoton fluorescence anisotropy microscopy live cell imaging technique to measure and map drug-target interaction in real time at subcellular resolution. This approach is generally applicable using any fluorescently labelled drug and enables high-resolution spatial and temporal mapping of bound and unbound drug distribution. To illustrate our approach we measure intracellular target engagement of the chemotherapeutic Olaparib, a poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor, in live cells and within a tumour in vivo. These results are the first generalizable approach to directly measure drug-target binding in vivo and present a promising tool to enhance understanding of drug activity.
authors.affiliation: 1] Center for System Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Richard B. Simches Research Center, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA [2].
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dubach
authors.affiliation: 1] Center for System Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Richard B. Simches Research Center, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA [2].
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vinegoni
authors.affiliation: Center for System Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Richard B. Simches Research Center, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mazitschek
authors.affiliation: Center for System Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Richard B. Simches Research Center, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fumene Feruglio
authors.affiliation: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Pediatric Oncology, 450 Brookline Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.affiliation: Center for System Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Richard B. Simches Research Center, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weissleder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003199:Computer Systems; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D005260:Female; D005454:Fluorescence Polarization; D006801:Humans; D008819:Mice, Nude; D036641:Microscopy, Fluorescence, Multiphoton; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000378:metabolism*; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations