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Masaya Okada1, Nicholas Isaac Smith, Almar Flotildes Palonpon, Hiromi Endo, Satoshi Kawata, Mikiko Sodeoka, Katsumasa Fujita.
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We performed label-free observation of molecular dynamics in apoptotic cells by Raman microscopy. Dynamic changes in cytochrome c distribution at the Raman band of 750 cm(-1) were observed after adding an apoptosis inducer to the cells. The comparison of mitochondria fluorescence images and Raman images of cytochrome c confirmed that changes in cytochrome c distribution can be distinguished as release of cytochrome c from mitochondria. Our observation also revealed that the redox state of cytochrome c was maintained during the release from the mitochondria. Monitoring mitochondrial membrane potential with JC-1 dye confirmed that the observed cytochrome c release was associated with apoptosis.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22184220 PMCID: PMC3252932 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1107524108
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205