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  • Cell Biology
  • Chemical Biology

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  • Intracellular microenvironmental properties are crucial for assessing cellular health.
  • Understanding cellular polarity is key to various biological processes.
  • Existing methods may lack specificity or resolution for intracellular environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and characterize a novel polarity-sensitive fluorescent probe for measuring intracellular micropolarity.
  • To establish a quantitative relationship between probe fluorescence and local solvent polarity.
  • To demonstrate the utility of the probe for mapping subcellular environments.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis and characterization of an indoline-based fluorescent probe (PPOH).
  • Spectroscopic investigations to determine the probe's response to solvent polarity.
  • Quantitative analysis of fluorescence lifetime and its correlation with polarity.
  • Application of PPOH in fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) for subcellular mapping.

Main Results:

  • PPOH exhibits polarity-sensitive fluorescence properties.
  • A linear relationship was observed between PPOH fluorescence lifetime and solvent polarity.
  • FLIM using PPOH successfully mapped the heterogeneous micropolarity within subcellular environments.
  • The probe demonstrated potential for quantitative intracellular polarity measurements.

Conclusions:

  • The developed indoline-based fluorescent probe (PPOH) is effective for determining intracellular micropolarity.
  • Fluorescence lifetime measurements with PPOH provide a quantitative tool for probing cellular microenvironments.
  • PPOH and FLIM offer a powerful approach for visualizing and understanding subcellular heterogeneity and cell health.