Nickel-assisted selective detection of histidine and histidine-rich proteins via an ON-OFF-ON fluorescent probe and its imaging in live cells

Anamika Bandyopadhyay, Adarash Kumar Shukla, Priti Singh, Ashutosh Mahale, Shivkumar Sharma Irukuvajjula, Ramakrishna Vadrevu, Onkar P. Kulkarni, Mudit Dixit, Anupam Bhattacharya

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Abstract

Amino acids and proteins are ubiquitous in all biological processes. Therefore, fluctuations in their levels profoundly impact the general well-being of any human being. Structural similarities between amino acids hamper their direct detection by fluorophores. Thus, it becomes crucial to employ an ancillary approach to accomplish this goal. In this work, the selective fluorescence response of Ni2+ towards a probe PyPP was used as a precursor for selective histidine sensing. The probe showed selectivity towards Ni2+ by fluorescence quenching, and it could be revived only in the presence of histidine. The limit of detection (LOD) for Ni2+ was 4 x10-6 M, whereas LOD for histidine was 1.08 × 10−6 M. The Ni2+ mediated selectivity could also be extended to histidine-rich proteins bovine serum albumin (BSA) and human serum albumin (HSA). The devised system was also applied to a macrophage cell line (RAW 264.7) to indicate the presence of Ni2+/histidine/HSA-BSA via confocal fluorescence microscopy, and quantitative response could be studied with flow cytometry.

Original languageEnglish
Article number114885
JournalJournal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry
Volume443
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2023
Externally publishedYes

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Funding

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, is acknowledged for the research grant [Project No. 02(0350)/19/EMR-II]. The authors thank Dr Sridhar Rao Kunchala and Mr T. Chennakesavalu from Oncosimis Biotech Pvt. Ltd. for providing the α-hemolysin sample. The authors would like to thank the central analytical laboratory of the BITS-Pilani Hyderabad campus for help in obtaining the spectroscopic data. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, is acknowledged for the research grant [Project No. 02(0350)/19/EMR-II]. The authors thank Dr Sridhar Rao Kunchala and Mr T. Chennakesavalu from Oncosimis Biotech Pvt. Ltd. for providing the α-hemolysin sample. The authors would like to thank the central analytical laboratory of the BITS-Pilani Hyderabad campus for help in obtaining the spectroscopic data.

FundersFunder number
Oncosimis Biotech Pvt. Ltd.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India02(0350)/19/EMR-II

    Keywords

    • Confocal imaging
    • FACS
    • Histidine
    • Ni sensor
    • Pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine
    • Serum albumin

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