Molecular beacon-quantum dot-Au nanoparticle hybrid nanoprobes for visualizing virus replication in living cells.
Chem Commun (Camb)
; 46(22): 3914-6, 2010 Jun 14.
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| ID: mdl-20419176
Here we describe a new hybrid fluorescent nanoprobe composed of a nuclease-resistant molecular beacon (MB) backbone, CdSe-ZnS core-shell quantum dots (QDs) as donors, and gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) as quenchers, for the real-time visualization of virus replication in living cells. By using a Au NP-MB to QD ratio of 6 : 1, a 7.3-fold increase in fluorescent signal was achieved upon target binding. For living cell experiments, a hexahistidine-appended Tat peptide was self-assembled onto the QD surface to provide nearly 100% non-invasive delivery of the QD-MB-Au NP probes within 2 h. By directly visualizing the fluorescent complexes formed with the newly synthesized viral RNA, this QD-MB-Au NP probe provided sensitive and real-time detection of infectious viruses as well as the real-time visualization of cell-to-cell virus spreading.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Replicación Viral
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Puntos Cuánticos
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Nanopartículas del Metal
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Oro
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Chem Commun (Camb)
Asunto de la revista:
QUIMICA
Año:
2010
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido