A Cyclometalated Iridium（Ⅲ） Complex Serves as a Phosphorescent Probe for Specific Mitochondrial Imaging in Living Cells

A new cyclometalated iridium（Ⅲ） complex [Ir（2-pq）2（HPIP）]C1 （lrl, 2-pq=3-phenylisoquinoline, HPIP= 2-（2-hydroxyphenyl）imidazo[4,5-f] 1,10-phenanthroline） was synthesized and applied to image mitochondria in living cells. Irl displayed excellent ability to selectively accumulate in mitochondria of li...

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Published in中国化学：英文版 no. 6; pp. 583 - 588
Main Author Jinquan Wang Xiaojuan Hou Chengzhi Jin Hui Chao
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2016
Subjects
体外细胞毒性
复合物
成像
活细胞
磷光探针
线粒体
金属
铱（Ⅲ）
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Summary:A new cyclometalated iridium（Ⅲ） complex [Ir（2-pq）2（HPIP）]C1 （lrl, 2-pq=3-phenylisoquinoline, HPIP= 2-（2-hydroxyphenyl）imidazo[4,5-f] 1,10-phenanthroline） was synthesized and applied to image mitochondria in living cells. Irl displayed excellent ability to selectively accumulate in mitochondria of live cells with no requirement of replacement of the culture medium. Due to Irl exhibiting better photostability than the commercially available mitochondrial trackers, this complex could be applicable for the imaging and tracking of the mitochondrial mor- phological changes over long periods of time. In addition, in vitro cytotoxicity investigation revealed that it! showed negligible cytotoxicity at the concentrations employed. Based on these, Irl is suitable for organelle-selective imaging in living cells.
Bibliography:A new cyclometalated iridium（Ⅲ） complex [Ir（2-pq）2（HPIP）]C1 （lrl, 2-pq=3-phenylisoquinoline, HPIP= 2-（2-hydroxyphenyl）imidazo[4,5-f] 1,10-phenanthroline） was synthesized and applied to image mitochondria in living cells. Irl displayed excellent ability to selectively accumulate in mitochondria of live cells with no requirement of replacement of the culture medium. Due to Irl exhibiting better photostability than the commercially available mitochondrial trackers, this complex could be applicable for the imaging and tracking of the mitochondrial mor- phological changes over long periods of time. In addition, in vitro cytotoxicity investigation revealed that it! showed negligible cytotoxicity at the concentrations employed. Based on these, Irl is suitable for organelle-selective imaging in living cells.
31-1547/O6
iridium（Ⅲ） complex, phosphorescent probe, mitochondria, imaging
ISSN:1001-604X
1614-7065