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2024 , Vol. 5 >Issue 1: 412

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/agt2.412

Fluorogenic sensing of amorphous aggregates, amyloid fibers, and chaperone activity via a near-infrared aggregation-induced emission-active probe

  • Wei He , 1 ,
  • Yuanyuan Yang 1 ,
  • Yuhui Qian 1 ,
  • Zhuoyi Chen 1 ,
  • Yongxin Zheng 1 ,
  • Wenping Zhao 1 ,
  • Chenxu Yan 2 ,
  • Zhiqian Guo 2 ,
  • Shu Quan , 1,3
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  • 1. State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomanufacturing (SCICB), East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
  • 2. Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Joint International Research Laboratory of Precision Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
  • 3. Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
whe@mail.ecust.edu.cn
shuquan@ecust.edu.cn

Received date: 19 Jun 2023

Revised date: 11 Aug 2023

Accepted date: 17 Aug 2023

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Abstract

The presence of protein aggregates in numerous human diseases underscores the significance of detecting these aggregates to comprehend disease mechanisms and develop novel therapeutic approaches for combating these disorders. Despite the development of various biosensors and fluorescent probes that selectively target amyloid fibers or amorphous aggregates, there is still a lack of tools capable of simultaneously detecting both types of aggregates. Herein, we demonstrate the quantitative discernment of amorphous aggregates by QM-FN-SO3, an aggregationinduced emission (AIE) probe initially designed for detecting amyloid fibers. This probe easily penetrates the membranes of the widely-used prokaryotic model organism Escherichia coli, enabling the visualization of both amorphous aggregates and amyloid fibers through near-infrared fluorescence. Notably, the probe exhibits sensitivity in distinguishing the varying aggregation propensities of proteins, regardless of whether they form amorphous aggregates or amyloid fibers in vivo. These properties contribute to the successful application of the QM-FN-SO3 probe in the subsequent investigation of the antiaggregation activities of two outer membrane protein (OMP) chaperones, both in vitro and in their physiological environment. Overall, our work introduces a near-infrared fluorescent chemical probe that can quantitatively detect amyloid fibers and amorphous aggregates with high sensitivity in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, it demonstrates the applicability of the probe in chaperone biology and its potential as a high-throughput screening tool for protein aggregation inhibitors and folding factors.

Key words： aggregation-induced emission; fluorescence; molecular chaperone; protein aggregation

Cite this article

Wei He , Yuanyuan Yang , Yuhui Qian , Zhuoyi Chen , Yongxin Zheng , Wenping Zhao , Chenxu Yan , Zhiqian Guo , Shu Quan . Fluorogenic sensing of amorphous aggregates, amyloid fibers, and chaperone activity via a near-infrared aggregation-induced emission-active probe[J]. Aggregate, 2024 , 5(1) : 412 . DOI: 10.1002/agt2.412

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