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- Title
Metabolic biotinylation of cell surface receptors for in vivo imaging.
- Authors
Tannous, Bakhos A; Grimm, Jan; Perry, Katherine F; Chen, John W; Weissleder, Ralph; Breakefield, Xandra O
- Abstract
We have developed a versatile, potent technique for imaging cells in culture and in vivo by expressing a metabolically biotinylated cell-surface receptor and visualizing it with labeled streptavidin moieties. The recombinant reporter protein, which incorporates a biotin acceptor peptide (BAP) between an N-terminal signal sequence and a transmembrane domain, (BAP-TM) was efficiently biotinylated by endogenous biotin ligase in mammalian cells with the biotin displayed on the cell surface. Tumors expressing the BAP-TM have high sensitivity for magnetic resonance and fluorescence tomographic imaging in vivo after intravascular injection of streptavidin conjugated to magnetic nanoparticles or fluorochromes, respectively. Moreover, streptavidin-horseradish peroxidase conjugates in conjunction with a peroxidase-sensitive gadolinium agent further increased and prolonged the magnetic resonance signal. This BAP-TM allows noninvasive real-time imaging of any cell type transduced to express this reporter protein in culture or in vivo.
- Publication
Nature methods, 2006, Vol 3, Issue 5, p391
- ISSN
1548-7091
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nmeth875