Clever biomolecular labelling enables identification of immune cells

(University of G ö ttingen) Biomolecules regulate the biological functions inside every living cell. If scientists can understand the molecular mechanisms, then it is possible to detect severe dysfunction. At a molecular level, this can be achieved with fluorescent markers that are incorporated into the respective biomolecules. Researchers at the Universities of G ö ttingen and Edinburgh are now able to show that a complex of manganese makes it possible to conveniently label certain biomolecules. Results were published in Nature Communications.
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