Quantum dots: bright and versatile in vitro and in vivo fluorescence imaging biosensors

KD Wegner, N Hildebrandt - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have become important fluorescent probes for in vitro
and in vivo bioimaging research. Their nanoparticle surfaces for versatile bioconjugation …

Can we beat the biotin–avidin pair?: cucurbit [7] uril-based ultrahigh affinity host–guest complexes and their applications

D Shetty, JK Khedkar, KM Park, K Kim - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The design of synthetic, monovalent host–guest molecular recognition pairs is still
challenging and of particular interest to inquire into the limits of the affinity that can be …

Accumulation of dynamic catch bonds between TCR and agonist peptide-MHC triggers T cell signaling

B Liu, W Chen, BD Evavold, C Zhu - Cell, 2014 - cell.com
TCR-pMHC interactions initiate adaptive immune responses, but the mechanism of how
such interactions under force induce T cell signaling is unclear. We show that force prolongs …

Site-specific biotinylation of purified proteins using BirA

M Fairhead, M Howarth - Site-Specific Protein Labeling: Methods and …, 2015 - Springer
The binding between biotin and streptavidin or avidin is one of the strongest known non-
covalent biological interactions. The (strept) avidin-biotin interaction has been widely used …

Streptavidin–biotin technology: improvements and innovations in chemical and biological applications

CM Dundas, D Demonte, S Park - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2013 - Springer
Streptavidin and its homologs (together referred to as streptavidin) are widely used in
molecular science owing to their highly selective and stable interaction with biotin. Other …

Remote control of ion channels and neurons through magnetic-field heating of nanoparticles

H Huang, S Delikanli, H Zeng, DM Ferkey… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Recently, optical stimulation,, has begun to unravel the neuronal processing that controls
certain animal behaviours,. However, optical approaches are limited by the inability of …

Fluorescent probes for super-resolution imaging in living cells

M Fernández-Suárez, AY Ting - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2008 - nature.com
Abstract In 1873, Ernst Abbe discovered that features closer than∼ 200 nm cannot be
resolved by lens-based light microscopy. In recent years, however, several new far-field …

[HTML][HTML] Biocompatible quantum dots for biological applications

SJ Rosenthal, JC Chang, O Kovtun, JR McBride… - Chemistry & biology, 2011 - cell.com
Semiconductor quantum dots are quickly becoming a critical diagnostic tool for discerning
cellular function at the molecular level. Their high brightness, long-lasting, size-tunable, and …

Next-generation optical technologies for illuminating genetically targeted brain circuits

K Deisseroth, G Feng, AK Majewska… - Journal of …, 2006 - Soc Neuroscience
Emerging technologies from optics, genetics, and bioengineering are being combined for
studies of intact neural circuits. The rapid progression of such interdisciplinary “optogenetic” …

Spatially controlled simultaneous patterning of multiple growth factors in three-dimensional hydrogels

RG Wylie, S Ahsan, Y Aizawa, KL Maxwell… - Nature materials, 2011 - nature.com
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) protein-patterned scaffolds provide a more biomimetic
environment for cell culture than traditional two-dimensional surfaces, but simultaneous 3D …