Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Based Highly Efficient Theranostic Nanoplatform for Two-Photon Bioimaging and Two-Photon Excited Photodynamic Therapy of Multiple Drug Resistance Bacteria

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aruna Vangara ◽  
Avijit Pramanik ◽  
Ye Gao ◽  
Kaelin Gates ◽  
Salma Begum ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (17) ◽  
pp. 3772-3788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Huang ◽  
Feng Qiu ◽  
Rongjun Chen ◽  
Deyue Yan ◽  
Xinyuan Zhu

In this Review, recent advances in fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based drug delivery systems for enhanced photodynamic therapy are described, and the current challenges and perspectives in this emerging field are also discussed.


2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 2946-2956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aikaterini Zoumi ◽  
Shrimati Datta ◽  
Lih-Huei L. Liaw ◽  
Cristen J. Wu ◽  
Gopi Manthripragada ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) are a subfamily of basic helix-loop-helix-leucine zipper proteins that regulate lipid metabolism. We show novel evidence of the in vivo occurrence and subnuclear spatial localization of both exogenously expressed SREBP-1a and -2 homodimers and heterodimers obtained by two-photon imaging and spectroscopy fluorescence resonance energy transfer. SREBP-1a homodimers localize diffusely in the nucleus, whereas SREBP-2 homodimers and the SREBP-1a/SREBP-2 heterodimer localize predominantly to nuclear speckles or foci, with some cells showing a diffuse pattern. We also used tethered SREBP dimers to demonstrate that both homo- and heterodimeric SREBPs activate transcription in vivo. Ultrastructural analysis revealed that the punctate foci containing SREBP-2 are electron-dense nuclear bodies, similar or identical to structures containing the promyelocyte (PML) protein. Immunofluorescence studies suggest that a dynamic interplay exists between PML, as well as another component of the PML-containing nuclear body, SUMO-1, and SREBP-2 within these nuclear structures. These findings provide new insight into the overall process of transcriptional activation mediated by the SREBP family.


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