title: I-motif-based nano-flares for sensing pH changes in live cells.
abstract: Here, we report an intracellular probe termed i-motif-based nano-flares. They could sense pH change in a live cell since they combine cellular transfection, enzymatic protection, and pH detection.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Bio-Nanotechnology and Molecular Engineering of Hunan Province, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China. kmwang@hnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xiaohai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Kemin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Le
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.forename: Yanjing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bincheng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000378:metabolism; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000737:chemistry; D012235:Rhodamines / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D012235:Rhodamines; D006046:Gold