Visualizing Microglia with a Fluorescence Turn-On Ugt1a7c Substrate

Beomsue Kim, Masahiro Fukuda, Jung Yeol Lee, Dongdong Su, Srikanta Sanu, Aymeric Silvin, Audrey T.T. Khoo, Taejoon Kwon, Xiao Liu, Weijie Chi, Xiaogang Liu, Sejong Choi, Diana S.Y. Wan, Sung Jin Park, Jin Soo Kim, Florent Ginhoux, H. Shawn Je, Young Tae Chang

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Résumé

Microglia, the brain-resident macrophage, are involved in brain development and contribute to the progression of neural disorders. Despite the importance of microglia, imaging of live microglia at a cellular resolution has been limited to transgenic mice. Efforts have therefore been dedicated to developing new methods for microglia detection and imaging. Using a thorough structure–activity relationships study, we developed CDr20, a high-performance fluorogenic chemical probe that enables the visualization of microglia both in vitro and in vivo. Using a genome-scale CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screen, the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase Ugt1a7c was identified as the target of CDr20. The glucuronidation of CDr20 by Ugt1a7c in microglia produces fluorescence.

langue originaleAnglais
Pages (de - à)7972-7976
Nombre de pages5
journalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume58
Numéro de publication24
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étatPublié - 11 juin 2019
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