Biotin-tagged fluorescent sensor to visualize 'mobile' Zn2+ in cancer cells
(2018)
Journal Article
Watkinson. (2018). Biotin-tagged fluorescent sensor to visualize 'mobile' Zn2+ in cancer cells. Chemical Communications, 9619-9266. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc05425h
A cancer cell-targeting fluorescent sensor has been developed to image mobile Zn2+ by introducing a biotin group. It shows a highly selective response to Zn2+ in vitro, no toxicity in cellulo and images 'mobile' Zn2+ specifically in cancer cells. We... Read More about Biotin-tagged fluorescent sensor to visualize 'mobile' Zn2+ in cancer cells.