A fluorogenic cyclic peptide for imaging and quantification of drug-induced apoptosis
Programmed cell death or apoptosis is an essential biological process that is impaired in some diseases and can be used to assess the effectiveness of drugs. Here the authors design Apo-15 as a fluorogenic peptide for the detection and real-time imaging of apoptotic cells.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17772-7 |