Shaping Small Bioactive Molecules to Untangle Their Biological Function： A Focus on Fluorescent Plant Hormones

作     者：Beatrice Lace Cristina Prandi 

作者机构：Department of Chemistry University of Turin Via P. Giuria 7 10125 Torino Italy 

出 版 物：《Molecular Plant》 (分子植物（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第9卷第8期

页      面：1099-1118页

核心收录：

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 071001[理学-植物学] 07[理学] 0901[农学-作物学] 0902[农学-园艺学] 

基　　金：Cost Association, (FA1206) Italian Ministry of Universities and Research SLEPS Compagnia di San Paolo Regione Piemonte 

主　　题：plant hormones fluorescent labeling fluorescent strigolactone analogs labeled bioactive com-pounds fluorescence imaging 

摘      要：Modern biology overlaps with chemistry in explaining the structure and function of all cellular processes at the molecular level. Plant hormone research is perfectly located at the interface between these two disciplines, taking advantage of synthetic and computational chemistry as a tool to decipher the complex biological mechanisms regulating the action of plant hormones. These small signaling molecules regulate a wide range of developmental processes, adapting plant growth to ever changing environmental conditions. The synthesis of small bioactive molecules mimicking the activity of endogenous hormones allows us to unveil many molec- ular features of their functioning, giving rise to a new field, plant chemical biology. In this framework, fluores- cence labeling of plant hormones is emerging as a successful strategy to track the fate of these challenging molecules inside living organisms. Thanks to the increasing availability of new fluorescent probes as well as advanced and innovative imaging technologies, we are now in a position to investigate many of the dynamic mechanisms through which plant hormones exert their action. Such a deep and detailed comprehension is mandatory for the development of new green technologies for practical applications. In this review, we sum- marize the results obtained so far concerning the fluorescent labeling of plant hormones, highlighting the basic steps leading to the design and synthesis of these compelling molecular tools and their applications.