A Molecular Hybrid of the GFP Chromophore and 2,2′-Bipyridine: An Accessible Sensor for Zn2+ Detection with Fluorescence Microscopy

Csomos, Attila and Madarász, Miklós and Turczel, Gábor and Cseri, Levente and Katona, Gergely and Rózsa J., Balázs and Kovács, Ervin and Mucsi, Zoltán (2024) A Molecular Hybrid of the GFP Chromophore and 2,2′-Bipyridine: An Accessible Sensor for Zn2+ Detection with Fluorescence Microscopy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 25 (6). ISSN 1661-6596

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Abstract

The few commercially available chemosensors and published probes for in vitro Zn2+ detection in two-photon microscopy are compromised by their flawed spectroscopic properties, causing issues in selectivity or challenging multistep syntheses. Herein, we present the development of an effective small molecular GFP chromophore-based fluorescent chemosensor with a 2,2′-bipyridine chelator moiety (GFZnP BIPY) for Zn2+ detection that has straightforward synthesis and uncompromised properties. Detailed experimental characterizations of the free and the zinc-bound compounds within the physiologically relevant pH range are presented. Excellent photophysical characteristics are reported, including a 53-fold fluorescence enhancement with excitation and emission maxima at 422 nm and 492 nm, respectively. A high two-photon cross section of 3.0 GM at 840 nm as well as excellent metal ion selectivity are reported. In vitro experiments on HEK 293 cell culture were carried out using two-photon microscopy to demonstrate the applicability of the novel sensor for zinc bioimaging.

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