Differential behaviour of cationic triphenylamine derivatives in fixed and living cells: triggering and imaging cell death

• DOI: 10.1039/c5cc05970d
• Publication Date: 2015-08-17T10:01:00Z
• Authors: R. Chennoufi; H. Bougherara; N. Gagey-Eilstein; B. Dumat; E. Henry; F. Subra; F. Mahuteau-Betzer; P. Tauc; M.-P. Teulade-Fichou; E. Deprez
• Keywords: Live cell imaging; Triphenylamine

Nuclear staining by cationic triphenylamines is spontaneous in fixed cells while a cytoplasm–nucleus translocation strictly dependent on light illumination living and concomitant to fast cell death process.