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A fluorogenic probe for SNAP-tagged plasma membrane proteins based on the solvatochromic molecule Nile Red

Prifti, Efthymia  
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Reymond, Luc  
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Umebayashi, Miwa
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2014
ACS Chemical Biology

A fluorogenic probe for plasma membrane proteins based on the dye Nile Red and SNAP-tag is introduced. It takes advantage of Nile Red, a solvatochromic molecule highly fluorescent in an apolar environment, such as cellular membranes, but almost dark in a polar aqueous environment. The probe possesses a tuned affinity for membranes allowing its Nile Red moiety to insert into the lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane, becoming fluorescent, only after its conjugation to a SNAP-tagged plasma membrane protein. The fluorogenic character of the probe was demonstrated for different SNAP-tag fusion proteins, including the human insulin receptor. This work introduces a new approach for generating a powerful turn-on probe for "no-wash" labeling of plasma membrane proteins with numerous applications in bioimaging.

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research article
DOI
10.1021/cb400819c
Web of Science ID

WOS:000333477300004

Author(s)
Prifti, Efthymia  
Reymond, Luc  
Umebayashi, Miwa
Hovius, Ruud  
Riezman, Howard
Johnsson, Kai  
Date Issued

2014

Publisher

Amer Chemical Soc

Published in
ACS Chemical Biology
Article Number

140114114742001

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REVIEWED

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January 28, 2014
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