A luminescent lanthanide approach towards direct visualization of primary cilia in living cells

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Jun 27;53(52):7084-7087. doi: 10.1039/c7cc03021e.

Abstract

We report a direct imaging tool, HGEu001, for primary cilia in living cells, which is specific, and based on the UV light or near infrared laser (via two-photon excitation) induced long-lived europium luminescence.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Cilia*
  • Europium / analysis*
  • Europium / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Lasers
  • Luminescence*
  • Mice
  • Optical Imaging*
  • Organometallic Compounds / analysis*
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Europium