Following the Ca²⁺ roadmap to photocaged complexes for Zn²⁺ and beyond.

Abstract:

:The first photocaged complexes appeared in the mid-1980s specifically to complement the ongoing work studying intracellular Ca(2+) signaling with fluorescent probes. Recently, the field of biological inorganic chemistry has focused increasingly on the homeostasis mechanisms and possible signaling functions of transition metal ions like Mn(2+), Fe(2+), Cu(+) and Zn(2+). Development of fluorescent sensors for imaging studies has been a very active area of research; however the corresponding chemical tools for delivering metal ions have received less interest. Using the roadmap provided by Ca(2+) predecessors, we describe how new photocaged complexes are being developed, and highlight some of the obstacles that must be overcome to investigate an emerging area in metal ion biology with different requirements.

journal_name

Curr Opin Chem Biol

authors

Gwizdala C,Burdette SC

doi

10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.11.015

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-04-01 00:00:00

pages

137-42

issue

2

eissn

1367-5931

issn

1879-0402

pii

S1367-5931(12)00149-4

journal_volume

17

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