Wei-Long Wei-Long Cui

Mr. Wei-Long Wei-Long Cui

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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29 May 2025 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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WCWei-Long Wei-Long Cui
Wei-Long Wei-Long Cui
LZLuoqiang Zhang
Luoqiang Zhang
CLChu Liu
Chu Liu
JSJunjia Su
Junjia Su
HZHao-Ran Zhang
Hao-Ran Zhang
XZXin Zhang
Xin Zhang

9 October 2022 in Biosensors
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MWMao-Hua Wang
Mao-Hua Wang
WCWei-Long Wei-Long Cui
Wei-Long Wei-Long Cui
YYYun-Hao Yang
Yun-Hao Yang
Jian-Yong WangJian-Yong Wang
Jian-Yong Wang
Lipid droplets (LDs) are simple intracellular storage sites for neutral lipids and exhibit important impact on many physiological processes. For example, the changes in the polar microenvironment inside LDs could affect physiological processes, such as lipid metabolism and storage, protein degradation, signal transduction, and enzyme catalysis. Herein, a new fluorescent chemo-sensor (Couoxo-LD) was formulated by our molecular design strategy. The probe could be applied to effectively label intracellular lipid droplets. Intriguingly, Couoxo-LD demonstrated positive sensitivity to both polarity and viscosity, which might be attributed to its D-π-A structure and the twisted rotational behavior of the carbon–carbon double bond (TICT). Additionally, Couoxo-LD was successfully implemented in cellular imaging due to its excellent selectivity, pH stability, and low biotoxicity. In HeLa cells, the co-localization curve between Couoxo-LD and commercial lipid droplet dyes overlapped at 0.93. The results indicated that the probe could selectively sense LDs in HeLa cells. Meanwhile, Couoxo-LD can be applied for in vivo imaging of zebrafish.