The first two-photon probe, Lyso-OC, was proposed for use in monitoring cell autophagy by detection of the change in the lysosomal polarity during the membrane fusion process of autophagy. The Lyso-OC probe exhibited desirable optical properties and a detection signal that was selective to the polarity change. More importantly, Lyso-OC displayed real-time monitoring of autophagy in living cells.
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