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Dynamic Excimer (DYNEX) Imaging of Lipid Droplets

2021; American Chemical Society; Volume: 6; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/acssensors.1c01206

2379-3694

M. Carmen González-García, Carmen Salto-Giron, Pilar Herrero-Foncubierta, Tomás Peña‐Ruiz, María D. Girón, Rafael Salto, Ángel Pérez-Lara, Amparo Navarro, Emilio García‐Fernández, Ángel Orte,

Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Unraveling cellular physiological processes via luminescent probes that target specific cellular microenvironments is quite challenging due to the uneven distribution of probes. Herein, we designed a new dynamic excimer (DYNEX) imaging method that involves the sensitive detection of nanosecond-scale dynamic molecular contacts of a fluorescent acridone derivative and reveals the cell microenvironment polarity. Using our method, we specifically tracked cell lipid droplets in fibroblast colon carcinoma cells. These organelles play a central role in metabolic pathways, acting as energy reservoirs in regulatory processes. DYNEX imaging provides the inner polarity of cell lipid droplets, which can be related to lipid contents and metabolic dysfunctions. This new methodology will inspire development of novel multidimensional fluorescent sensors that are able to provide target-specific and orthogonal information at the nanosecond scale.