Small Molecule Receptor Detects Lipid's Telltale Sign of Cell Death (IMAGE)
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The cLac molecule developed in the lab of Boston College chemist Jianmin Gao latches onto dying cells, while bypassing living cells. When colored with a fluorescent dye in tests, cLac allows traditional imaging technology to view the volume of apoptotic cells, which could ultimately provide a faster way to evaluate the effectiveness of anti-cancer drugs. As shown here, a fluorescence microscopy image reveals cLac at work in laboratory tests.
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<I>Journal of the American Chemical Society</I>
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