We descri
be a new structural class of neutral tridentate pyridin-2-yl hydrazine chelates for la
beling with tricar
bonyl Re/
99mTc(I) under aqueous conditions and investigate the receptor
binding of synthetic estradiol derivatives with the novel G-protein-coupled receptor GPR30 and estrogen receptors ER
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binding with these receptors. Fluorescence assays
based on calcium signaling demonstrate that mem
brane-permea
ble chelates
2 and
3 interact with the receptors in whole cells. These results suggest that in vitro assays will facilitate the development of targeted imaging agents for intracellular receptors and the feasi
bility of targeting GPR30 and ER
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