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Biomedical Optics Express

  • Editor: Joseph A. Izatt
  • Vol. 2, Iss. 4 — Apr. 1, 2011
  • pp: 771–780

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Tyrosinase as a dual reporter gene for both photoacoustic and magnetic resonance imaging

Robert J. Paproski, Alexander E. Forbrich, Keith Wachowicz, Mary M. Hitt, and Roger J. Zemp  »View Author Affiliations


Biomedical Optics Express, Vol. 2, Issue 4, pp. 771-780 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.2.000771


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Abstract

Reporter genes are useful scientific tools for analyzing promoter activity, transfection efficiency, and cell migration. The current study has validated the use of tyrosinase (involved in melanin production) as a dual reporter gene for magnetic resonance and photoacoustic imaging. MCF-7 cells expressing tyrosinase appear brown due to melanin. Magnetic resonance imaging of tyrosinase-expressing MCF-7 cells in 300 μL plastic tubes displayed a 34 to 40% reduction in T1 compared to normal MCF-7 cells when cells were incubated with 250 μM ferric citrate. Photoacoustic imaging of tyrosinase-expressing MCF-7 cells in 700 μm plastic tubes displayed a 20 to 57-fold increase in photoacoustic signal compared to normal MCF-7 cells. The photoacoustic signal from tyrosinase-expressing MCF-7 cells was significantly greater than blood at 650 nm, suggesting that tyrosinase-expressing cells can be differentiated from the vasculature with in vivo photoacoustic imaging. The imaging results suggest that tyrosinase is a useful reporter gene for both magnetic resonance and photoacoustic imaging.

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OCIS Codes
(000.1430) General : Biology and medicine
(170.3880) Medical optics and biotechnology : Medical and biological imaging
(170.5120) Medical optics and biotechnology : Photoacoustic imaging
(170.2655) Medical optics and biotechnology : Functional monitoring and imaging

ToC Category:
Functional Imaging

History
Original Manuscript: December 20, 2010
Revised Manuscript: February 25, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: March 1, 2011
Published: March 2, 2011

Citation
Robert J. Paproski, Alexander E. Forbrich, Keith Wachowicz, Mary M. Hitt, and Roger J. Zemp, "Tyrosinase as a dual reporter gene for both photoacoustic and magnetic resonance imaging," Biomed. Opt. Express 2, 771-780 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/boe/abstract.cfm?URI=boe-2-4-771


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