Bioorthogonal Swarming: In Situ Generation of Dendrimers


Zhang Y., ÜÇÜNCÜ M., Gambardella A., Baibek A., Geng J., Zhang S., ...More

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol.142, no.52, pp.21615-21621, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 142 Issue: 52
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1021/jacs.0c07869
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Applied Science & Technology Source, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Artic & Antarctic Regions, BIOSIS, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, EMBASE, MEDLINE, DIALNET
  • Page Numbers: pp.21615-21621
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

With the aid of bioorthogonal chemistry, we demonstrate the fabrication of synthetic dendrimers in situ around living cells. Using tetrazine dienophile and aminooxyl/hydrazide aldehyde chemistries, the density of functional groups on the dendrimers exponentially amplified intensities of fluorescent markers in antibody-targeted live cell imaging. This novel "swarming" approach highlights the power of bioorthogonal chemistry and provides a route to non-natural chemical structures on cells, paving the way for the generation of various artificial cellular nanostructures and scaffolds.