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SUBMITTER: Turetsky A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3998017 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Turetsky Anna A Kim Eunha E Kohler Rainer H RH Miller Miles A MA Weissleder Ralph R
Scientific reports 20140424
A number of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors are currently in development, yet it has been difficult to visualize BTK expression and pharmacological inhibition in vivo in real time. We synthesized a fluorescent, irreversible BTK binder based on the drug Ibrutinib and characterized its behavior in cells and in vivo. We show a 200 nM affinity of the imaging agent, high selectivity, and irreversible binding to its target following initial washout, resulting in surprisingly high target-to-b ...[more]