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Cellular Detection of a Mitochondria Targeted Brominated Vinyl Triphenylamine Optical Probe (TP−Br) by X‐Ray Fluorescence Microscopy
Author(s) -
Nagarajan Sounderya,
Poyer Florent,
Fourmois Laura,
NaudMartin Delphine,
Medjoubi Kadda,
Somogyi Andrea,
Schanne Gabrielle,
Henry Lucas,
Delsuc Nicolas,
Policar Clotilde,
Bertrand Helene C.,
MahuteauBetzer Florence
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.202104424
Subject(s) - fluorescence , triphenylamine , chemistry , moiety , fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy , fluorescence microscope , mitochondrion , photochemistry , biophysics , biochemistry , stereochemistry , biology , physics , quantum mechanics
Triphenylamine (TP) derivatives such as two‐branch cationic vinylbenzimidazolium triphenylamine TP−2Bzim are promising turn‐on fluorescent probes suitable for two‐photon imaging, labelling mitochondria in live cells. Here, we designed two TP−2Bzim derivatives as bimodal probes suitable for X‐ray fluorescence imaging. The conjugation of the TP core with a rhenium tricarbonyl moiety in the TP−RePyta probe altered the localisation in live cells from mitochondria to lysosomes. The introduction of bromine on the TP core generated the TP−Br probe retaining good photophysical properties and mitochondria labelling in live cells. The influence of calcium channels in the uptake of TP−Br was studied. Synchrotron Radiation X‐ray Fluorescence (SXRF) imaging of bromine enabled the detection of TP−Br and suggested a negligible presence of the probe in an unbound state in the incubated cells, a crucial point in the development of these probes. This study paves the way towards the development of TP probes as specific organelle stainers suitable for SXRF imaging.