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Jonathan B Grimm¹, Ariana N Tkachuk¹, Liangqi Xie¹

¹Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, VA, USA.

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Area of Science:

Chemistry
Biotechnology
Microscopy

Background:

Fluorescent dyes are essential for biological imaging.
Rhodamine dyes are widely used but have limitations in the far-red spectrum.
Existing long-wavelength rhodamine variants often perform poorly due to nonfluorescent aggregation.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a rational framework for understanding rhodamine behavior in biological settings.
To create a general chemical modification strategy for optimizing rhodamine dyes.
To engineer novel, high-performance far-red/near-infrared fluorescent dyes for advanced imaging.

Main Methods:

Developed a framework to rationalize rhodamine photophysics in biological environments.
Designed and synthesized novel chemical modifications for rhodamine scaffolds.
Tested the performance of new dyes in cellular and in vivo imaging experiments.

Main Results:

Identified key factors influencing rhodamine aggregation and fluorescence.
Successfully optimized long-wavelength rhodamine variants with improved photophysical properties.
Demonstrated enhanced performance of the new 'Janelia Fluor' (JF) dyes in biological imaging.

Conclusions:

The developed chemical strategy provides a general method for improving rhodamine dyes.
The new JF dyes offer superior brightness and stability for far-red/near-infrared imaging.
These advancements expand the capabilities of fluorescent probes for live-cell and in vivo studies.