In this study, we used the 4-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole （NBD） as an aromatic capping group for a peptide to construct the su- pramolecular nanofibers. Taking the advantage of the fluorescence property of NBD, we cou...In this study, we used the 4-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole （NBD） as an aromatic capping group for a peptide to construct the su- pramolecular nanofibers. Taking the advantage of the fluorescence property of NBD, we could directly observe the cellular distribution of the self-assembled nanofibers. We found that the distributions of the nanofibers of NBD-FFETIGGY are dif- ferent in four mammalian cells and two plant cells. The nanofibers are mainly located at the surface of two mammalian cells and one plant cell, while in the intracellular space of other cells. Different distributions of nanofibers lead to different protein binding patterns o1! the nanofibers in two different cell lines. We believe that a useful and versatile platform has been offered to the image cellular distribution of nanofibers, which can provide useful information to the biological functions of the self-assembled nanostructures.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB910100)the Tianjin Research Program of Applied Basic and Cutting-edge Technologies (11JCZDJC16400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51403105, 31401179)
文摘In this study, we used the 4-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole （NBD） as an aromatic capping group for a peptide to construct the su- pramolecular nanofibers. Taking the advantage of the fluorescence property of NBD, we could directly observe the cellular distribution of the self-assembled nanofibers. We found that the distributions of the nanofibers of NBD-FFETIGGY are dif- ferent in four mammalian cells and two plant cells. The nanofibers are mainly located at the surface of two mammalian cells and one plant cell, while in the intracellular space of other cells. Different distributions of nanofibers lead to different protein binding patterns o1! the nanofibers in two different cell lines. We believe that a useful and versatile platform has been offered to the image cellular distribution of nanofibers, which can provide useful information to the biological functions of the self-assembled nanostructures.
