Acta Chimica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 83 ›› Issue (3): 299-308.DOI: 10.6023/A24120363 Previous Articles     Next Articles

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基于非基因工程的细胞膜受体蛋白可视化成像

周淼淼a, 曹浩文a, 杨心怡a, 任心怡a, 姚峰a,b,*(), 何磊良a,*()   

  1. a 郑州大学 公共卫生学院 郑州 450001
    b 中国铁路南昌局集团有限公司南昌疾病预防控制所 南昌 330003
  • 投稿日期:2024-12-03 发布日期:2025-01-23
  • 作者简介:

    周淼淼, 2000年9月出生, 安徽阜阳人, 自2022年9月起加入郑州大学公共卫生学院何磊良课题组从事硕士研究工作. 主要研究方向涉及细胞膜蛋白靶向降解.

    曹浩文, 2002年7月出生, 安徽阜阳人, 自2024年9月起加入郑州大学公共卫生学院何磊良课题组从事硕士研究工作, 主要研究方向涉及核酸探针设计与生物传感.

    杨心怡, 2001年10月出生, 山东潍坊人, 自2024年9月起加入郑州大学公共卫生学院何磊良课题组从事硕士研究工作, 主要研究方向涉及核酸探针设计与生物传感.

    任心怡, 2002年12月出生, 山西汾阳人, 自2024年9月起加入郑州大学公共卫生学院何磊良课题组从事硕士研究工作, 主要研究方向涉及核酸探针设计与生物传感.

    姚峰, 1997年10月出生, 江西宜春人, 自2021年9月起加入郑州大学公共卫生学院何磊良课题组从事硕士研究工作, 主要研究方向涉及细胞膜蛋白寡聚化成像.

    何磊良, 教授, 2015年于湖南大学获博士学位, 何磊良教授目前在郑州大学公共卫生学院进行研究工作, 主要研究兴趣包括肿瘤液体活检及单细胞分析与调控.

  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(82373630); 国家自然科学基金(82073606); 河南省本科高校青年骨干教师项目(2023GGJS009)

Visualization Imaging of Cell Membrane Receptor Proteins Based on Non-genetic Engineering Approaches

Miaomiao Zhoua, Haowen Caoa, Xinyi Yanga, Xinyi Rena, Feng Yaoa,b(), Leiliang Hea()   

  1. a College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    b Nanchang Disease Prevention and Control Institute, China Railway Nanchang Bureau Group Co., Ltd., Nanchang 330003, China
  • Received:2024-12-03 Published:2025-01-23
  • Contact: *E-mail: yaofeng202166@163.com; hell2015@zzu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundations of China(82373630); National Natural Science Foundations of China(82073606); training grant of Henan Province for Young Backbone Teachers(2023GGJS009)

Cell membrane receptor proteins are important mediators for communication between cells and the external environment. Changes in their expression levels or behavior may indicate the initiation of certain physiological or pathological processes in the body, and many cell membrane receptor proteins have been used as a basis for identifying different cell populations or subtypes and as targets for targeted therapy. Traditional genetic engineering protein imaging strategies involve genetic manipulation, which may interfere with other biological processes within the cell and have unpredictable limitations. Therefore, non-genetic engineering protein imaging strategies have gained significant attention in tumor visualization imaging research, mainly due to their notable characteristics, including simplicity, programmable design, and ease of regulation, and have been widely used in the imaging studies of cell membrane receptor proteins. This review comprehensively summarizes the use of non-genetic engineering strategies for cell membrane receptor protein imaging. It includes the design of logical gate probes, fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) probes, structurally constrained hybridization probes, and signal tags for cell type identification; secondly, it summarizes the application of this protein imaging mode in the interaction of cell membrane receptor proteins, where receptor dimerization in the interaction of membrane receptor proteins is the first step in receptor activation and cell communication, and the visualization of membrane receptor dimerization is achieved by designing DNA probe systems and fluorescent sensors. Additionally, this review covers the application of spatial distribution analysis imaging of cell membrane receptor proteins, achieving nanometer-level spatial distribution imaging of membrane receptors through single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) and point accumulation for imaging in nanoscale topography (PAINT); finally, it looks forward to the challenges faced in this field and future development directions. With advancements in DNA nanotechnology, imaging technology, and bioinformatics, future research on non-genetic engineering strategies could provide higher resolution and more in-depth imaging of cell membrane receptor proteins, thereby offering more innovative pathways for in-depth study of intercellular communication mechanisms.

Key words: cell membrane receptor proteins, non-genetic engineering, visualization imaging, cell type identification, receptor dimerization, spatial distribution analysis