分子内螺环化实现了一种用于监测线粒体与脂滴之间相互作用的单一荧光探针的设计。
Intramolecular Spirocyclization Enables Design of a Single Fluorescent Probe for Monitoring the Interplay between Mitochondria and Lipid Droplets.
作者信息
Tian Minggang, Ge Enxiang, Dong Baoli, Zuo Yujing, Zhao Yuping, Lin Weiying
机构信息
Institute of Fluorescent Probes for Biological Imaging, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, Shandong 250022, People's Republic of China.
Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Institute of Optical Materials and Chemical Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, P. R. China.
出版信息
Anal Chem. 2021 Feb 23;93(7):3602-3610. doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c05259. Epub 2021 Feb 8.
The interplay between mitochondria and lipid droplets (LDs) plays a central role in regulating the β-oxidation and storage of fatty acids (FA) and is also engaged in responding to external stimuli such as nutrient deficiency. However, a single fluorescent probe enabling the discriminative and simultaneous visualization of the two organelles has not been reported yet, which brings limitation for the in-depth study on their interplay. In this work, utilizing the intramolecular spirocyclization reaction of rhodamine dyes that can dramatically change the optical and soluble properties, we have designed a new single fluorescent probe for labeling LDs and mitochondria in clearly separated dual-emission channels. The newly designed "biform" probe, , presented in a ring-opened form in mitochondria to give a strong red emission, while it underwent the intramolecular spirocyclization reaction to target LDs showing an intense blue fluorescence. In this manner, can label LDs and mitochondria in blue and red fluorescence, respectively. With this robust probe, the increase of mitochondria-LD contact and peridroplet mitochondria (PDM) amount during oleic acid treatment and starvation-induced autophagy has been successfully revealed. The interaction between the two organelles was also visualized in different tissues, which revealed an obviously higher level of mitochondria-LD contact and PDM amount in brown adipose tissue and lung tissue. This work provides a promising molecular tool to investigate the interplay between mitochondria and LDs and promotes studies on FA metabolism and autophagy.
线粒体与脂滴(LDs)之间的相互作用在调节脂肪酸(FA)的β氧化和储存中起着核心作用,并且还参与对营养缺乏等外部刺激的反应。然而,尚未报道能够同时区分并可视化这两种细胞器的单一荧光探针,这给深入研究它们之间的相互作用带来了限制。在这项工作中,利用若丹明染料的分子内螺环化反应可以显著改变光学和溶解性,我们设计了一种新的单一荧光探针,用于在清晰分离的双发射通道中标记脂滴和线粒体。新设计的“双形”探针,在线粒体中以开环形式呈现,发出强烈的红色荧光,而它会发生分子内螺环化反应以靶向脂滴,呈现强烈的蓝色荧光。通过这种方式,可以分别用蓝色和红色荧光标记脂滴和线粒体。借助这种强大的探针,成功揭示了油酸处理和饥饿诱导自噬过程中线粒体 - 脂滴接触和脂滴周围线粒体(PDM)数量的增加。在不同组织中也观察到了这两种细胞器之间的相互作用,结果显示棕色脂肪组织和肺组织中线粒体 - 脂滴接触和PDM数量明显更高。这项工作为研究线粒体与脂滴之间的相互作用提供了一种有前景的分子工具,并促进了对脂肪酸代谢和自噬的研究。