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Erschienen in: Molecular Imaging and Biology 6/2019

11.04.2019 | Brief Article

Mapping pH at Cancer Cell Surfaces

verfasst von: Da Wei, Donald M. Engelman, Yana K. Reshetnyak, Oleg A. Andreev

Erschienen in: Molecular Imaging and Biology | Ausgabe 6/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

To develop a tool to measure the pH at the surfaces of individual cells.

Procedures

The SNARF pH-sensitive dye was conjugated to a pHLIP® peptide (pH-Low Insertion Peptide) that binds cellular membranes in tumor spheroids. A beam splitter allows simultaneous recording of two images (580 and 640 nm) by a CCD camera. The ratio of the two images is converted into a pH map resolving single spheroid cells. An average pH for each cell is calculated and a pH histogram is derived.

Results

Surface pH depends on cellular glycolytic activity, which was varied by adding glucose or deoxy-glucose. Glucose was found to decrease the surface pH relative to the pH of the bulk solution. The surface pH of metastatic cancer cells was lower than that of non-metastatic cells indicating a higher glycolytic activity.

Conclusions

Our method allows cell surface pH measurement and its correlation with cellular glycolytic activity.
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Metadaten
Titel
Mapping pH at Cancer Cell Surfaces
verfasst von
Da Wei
Donald M. Engelman
Yana K. Reshetnyak
Oleg A. Andreev
Publikationsdatum
11.04.2019
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Molecular Imaging and Biology / Ausgabe 6/2019
Print ISSN: 1536-1632
Elektronische ISSN: 1860-2002
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11307-019-01335-4

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