State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Drug Research, NanKai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Jan 18;57(6):797-800. doi: 10.1039/d0cc07821b. Epub 2020 Dec 23.
Caspase-3/8 are key members of the cysteine-aspartyl protease family with pivotal roles in apoptosis. We have designed and synthesized self-assembling probes, Nap-GFFpYDEVD-AFC and Nap-GFFpYIETD-AFC, with fluorescence 'turn-on' properties for real-time monitoring of Caspase-3/8 activity in living cells.
半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白酶家族中的关键成员 Caspase-3/8 在细胞凋亡中起着关键作用。我们设计并合成了具有荧光“开启”特性的自组装探针 Nap-GFFpYDEVD-AFC 和 Nap-GFFpYIETD-AFC,可实时监测活细胞中 Caspase-3/8 的活性。