Energy transfer with semiconductor quantum dot bioconjugates: a versatile platform for biosensing, energy harvesting, and other develo** applications

N Hildebrandt, CM Spillmann, WR Algar, T Pons… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

Advances in quantitative FRET‐based methods for studying nucleic acids

S Preus, LM Wilhelmsson - ChemBioChem, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) is a powerful tool for monitoring molecular
distances and interactions at the nanoscale level. The strong dependence of transfer …

Live imaging molecular changes in junctional tension upon VE-cadherin in zebrafish

AK Lagendijk, GA Gomez, S Baek, D Hesselson… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Forces play diverse roles in vascular development, homeostasis and disease. VE-cadherin
at endothelial cell-cell junctions links the contractile acto-myosin cytoskeletons of adjacent …

Activators confined upconversion nanoprobe with near-unity forster resonance energy transfer efficiency for ultrasensitive detection

T Chen, Y Shang, Y Zhu, S Hao… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) as energy donors for Förster
resonance energy transfer (FRET) are promising in biosensing, bioimaging, and therapeutic …

Genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors for live-cell visualization of protein phosphorylation

L Oldach, J Zhang - Chemistry & biology, 2014 - cell.com
Fluorescence-based, genetically encodable biosensors are widely used tools for real-time
analysis of biological processes. Over the last few decades, the number of available …

FRET-modulated multihybrid nanoparticles for brightness-equalized single-wavelength barcoding

C Chen, B Corry, L Huang… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are the most versatile fluorophores for Förster
resonance energy transfer (FRET) because they can function as both donors and acceptors …

FRET spectrometry: a new tool for the determination of protein quaternary structure in living cells

V Raicu, DR Singh - Biophysical journal, 2013 - cell.com
Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) is an exquisitely sensitive method for detection of
molecular interactions and conformational changes in living cells. The recent advent of …

Engineering DNA Nanocube SAM Scaffolds for FRET-Based Biosensing: Interfacial Characterization and Sensor Demonstration

AJ Grzedowski, D Jun, A Mahey, GC Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Decorating a gold surface with molecular-level control over the positioning of DNA probes
was demonstrated using a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of wireframe DNA nanocube …

Enhancing FRET biosensing beyond 10 nm with photon avalanche nanoparticles

A Bednarkiewicz, EM Chan, K Prorok - Nanoscale Advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) between donor (D) and acceptor (A) molecules
is a phenomenon commonly exploited to study or visualize biological interactions at the …

Nucleotide inhibition of the pancreatic ATP-sensitive K+ channel explored with patch-clamp fluorometry

SG Usher, FM Ashcroft, MC Puljung - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Pancreatic ATP-sensitive K+ channels (KATP) comprise four inward rectifier subunits (Kir6.
2), each associated with a sulphonylurea receptor (SUR1). ATP/ADP binding to Kir6. 2 shuts …