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Photocaged hoechst enables subnuclear visualization and cell selective staining of DNA in vivo

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Lämmle,  Carina A.
Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Max Planck Society;

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Broichhagen,  Johannes
Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Max Planck Society;

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Lämmle, C. A., Varady, A., Müller, T. G., Sturtzel, C., Riepl, M., Mathes, B., et al. (2021). Photocaged hoechst enables subnuclear visualization and cell selective staining of DNA in vivo. ChemBioChem: A European Journal of Chemical Biology, 22(3), 548-556. doi:10.1002/cbic.202000465.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0009-A2D3-1
Abstract
Selective targeting of DNA by means of fluorescent labeling has become a mainstay in the life sciences. While genetic engineering serves as a powerful technique and allows the visualization of nucleic acid by using DNA-targeting fluorescent fusion proteins in a cell-type- and subcellular-specific manner, it relies on the introduction of foreign genes. On the other hand, DNA-binding small fluorescent molecules can be used without genetic engineering, but they are not spatially restricted. Herein, we report a photocaged version of the DNA dye Hoechst33342 (pcHoechst), which can be uncaged by using UV to blue light for the selective staining of chromosomal DNA in subnuclear regions of live cells. Expanding its application to a vertebrate model organism, we demonstrate uncaging in epithelial cells and short-term cell tracking in vivo in zebrafish. We envision pcHoechst as a valuable tool for targeting and interrogating DNA with precise spatiotemporal resolution in living cells and wild-type organisms.