Fluorescent probes for the imaging of lipid droplets in live cells

• Published in: Coordination chemistry reviews Vol. 427; p. 213577
• Main Authors: Tian, He, Sedgwick, Adam C., Han, Hai-Hao, Sen, Sajal, Chen, Guo-Rong, Zang, Yi, Sessler, Jonathan L., James, Tony D., Li, Jia, He, Xiao-Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.01.2021
• Subjects: Aggregation-induced emission (AIE); Cellular imaging; Fluorescent probes; Intramolecular charge transfer (ICT); Lipid droplets (LDs); A; TICT; Fluorescent probes; D; Lipid droplets (LDs); TPE; FLIM; HIF-1; THF; Intramolecular charge transfer (ICT); AIE; DSPE-PEG2000; H2S; Cellular imaging; DDPD; Chry; ESIPT; ER; Kae; ACQ; μm; NIR; Aggregation-induced emission (AIE); LDs; ICT; nm

•The biological importance of lipid droplets (LDs).•Brief introduction to the formation and physiological functions of LDs.•Recent examples of LD-based fluorescent probes.•The various fluorescence mechanisms exploited to create LD probes. Lipid droplets (LDs) are cellular organelles that are essenti...