Dynamic visualization of endoplasmic reticulum viscosity in living cells with a multirotor-based fluorescent probe
Yuehua Zhang, Na Dong, Shiyu Nan, Huijie Dang, Yuan Cheng, Liqing Lu, Mei Wang, Pingzhu Zhang, Hua Chen, Chao Wei
Abstract
A multi-rotor-based ER targeting fluorescent probe was rationally constructed. It has been successfully utilized to assess ER viscosity changes during starvation-induced ER-phagy.
Topics & Concepts
Endoplasmic reticulumFluorescenceViscosityMultirotorMicroviscosityRotor (electric)ChemistryBiophysicsVisualizationCell biologyNanotechnologyMaterials scienceComputer scienceBiologyBiochemistryPhysicsEngineeringElectrical engineeringOpticsArtificial intelligenceThermodynamicsComposite materialLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorAdenosine and Purinergic SignalingCellular transport and secretion