Abstract
We report new fluorescent calcium indicators based on fluo-4. Attachment of a carboxamide or methylenecarboxamide moiety to the BAPTA chelator portion of fluo-4 allowed for the attachment of dextrans, protein-reactive moieties, and biotin. In particular, a high affinity fluo-4 dextran conjugate was prepared and shown to be functional in brain slices. All new probes were characterized spectroscopically and exhibited large fluorescence increases upon calcium-binding. The biotinylated version of fluo-4 formed a persistent streptavidin complex which still responded to increasing calcium concentrations with a large fluorescence increase.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 509-514 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Cell Calcium |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 2004 |
Keywords
- Biotin
- Ca
- Dextran
- Fluorescence
- Neuron
- Protein
- Reactive
- Streptavidin