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  • Live‐Cell Imaging of Stercu...
    Bertheussen, Kristine; Plassche, Merel; Bakkum, Thomas; Gagestein, Berend; Ttofi, Iakovia; Sarris, Alexi J. C.; Overkleeft, Herman S.; Stelt, Mario; Kasteren, Sander I.

    Angewandte Chemie International Edition, September 19, 2022, Volume: 61, Issue: 38
    Journal Article

    In the field of lipid research, bioorthogonal chemistry has made the study of lipid uptake and processing in living systems possible, whilst minimising biological properties arising from detectable pendant groups. To allow the study of unsaturated free fatty acids in live cells, we here report the use of sterculic acid, a 1,2‐cyclopropene‐containing oleic acid analogue, as a bioorthogonal probe. We show that this lipid can be readily taken up by dendritic cells without toxic side effects, and that it can subsequently be visualised using an inverse electron‐demand Diels–Alder reaction with quenched tetrazine‐fluorophore conjugates. In addition, the lipid can be used to identify changes in protein oleoylation after immune cell activation. Finally, this reaction can be integrated into a multiplexed bioorthogonal reaction workflow by combining it with two sequential copper‐catalysed Huisgen ligation reactions. This allows for the study of multiple biomolecules in the cell simultaneously by multimodal confocal imaging. This paper describes the use of a cyclopropene‐containing oleic acid analogue for studying live cell lipid uptake by dendritic cells. The minimal oleic acid analogue is incorporated into membranes and lipoproteins, which can be studied by live cell microscopy and lipoproteomics.