Chapter title |
Synthesis of Janelia Fluor HaloTag and SNAP-Tag Ligands and Their Use in Cellular Imaging Experiments
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Chapter number | 15 |
Book title |
Super-Resolution Microscopy
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-7265-4_15 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-7264-7, 978-1-4939-7265-4
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Authors |
Jonathan B. Grimm, Timothy A. Brown, Brian P. English, Timothée Lionnet, Luke D. Lavis |
Abstract |
The development of genetically encoded self-labeling protein tags such as the HaloTag and SNAP-tag has expanded the utility of chemical dyes in microscopy. Intracellular labeling using these systems requires small, cell-permeable dyes with high brightness and photostability. We recently discovered a general method to improve the properties of classic fluorophores by replacing N,N-dimethylamino groups with four-membered azetidine rings to create the "Janelia Fluor" dyes. Here, we describe the synthesis of the HaloTag and SNAP-tag ligands of Janelia Fluor 549 and Janelia Fluor 646 as well as standard labeling protocols for use in ensemble and single-molecule cellular imaging. |
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