title: Nucleus-staining with biomolecule-mimicking nitrogen-doped carbon dots prepared by a fast neutralization heat strategy.
abstract: Biomolecule-mimicking nitrogen-doped carbon dots (N-Cdots) were synthesized from dopamine by a neutralization heat strategy. Fluorescence imaging of various cells validated their nucleus-staining efficiency. The dopamine-mimicking N-Cdots "trick" nuclear membranes to achieve nuclear localization and imaging.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300071, China. xbyin@nankai.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yan-Fei
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Yang-Wu
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Yu-Hao
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xue-Bo
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry*; D005029:Ethylenediamines / Q000737:chemistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry*; D010756:Phosphoric Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D045663:Quantum Dots / Q000737:chemistry*; D051381:Rats; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D005029:Ethylenediamines; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; C031234:ethylenediamine; D002244:Carbon; C030242:phosphoric acid; D009584:Nitrogen