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ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 94, Issue 50, Pages 17413-17421Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02762
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- National Key R&D Program of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Tencent Foundation
- [2017YFA0208000]
- [2022JJ20005]
- [22174038]
- [21925401]
- [21904037]
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In this study, a highly stable probe was designed to visualize the nuclear translocation of EGFR in situ for a long term. The results demonstrated that the probe could monitor the entire nuclear translocation of EGFR and evaluate the development and progression of tumors.
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) nuclear translocation correlates with the abnormal proliferation, migration, and anti-apoptosis of tumor cells. Monitoring EGFR nuclear translocation provides insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying cancers. EGFR nuclear translocation includes two processes, EGFR phosphorylation and phosphorylated EGFR translocation to the nucleus. With the help of aptamers, probes that can achieve the first step of anchoring phosphorylated EGFR have been developed. However, the EGFR nuclear translocation can last for hours, posing a challenge to monitor the entire nuclear translocation in living cells. Herein, we designed a circular bivalent aptamer-functionalized optical probe with greatly enhanced stability for long-term visualization of EGFR nuclear translocation in situ. The results of cell experiments show that the probe could monitor the entire nuclear translocation of EGFR. The findings of tissue and in vivo experiments demonstrate that the probe can evaluate the development and progression of tumors by imaging EGFR nuclear translocation in situ. The proposed approach allows us to monitor EGFR nuclear translocation in the long term, indicating its great potential in investigating the mechanisms of cancers and guiding for tumor treatment.
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