Development of a split SNAP-tag protein complementation assay for visualization of protein-protein interactions in living cells
Development of a split SNAP-tag protein complementation assay for visualization of protein-protein interactions in living cells
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DOI:
10.1039/c2an35762c
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发表时间:
2012-01-01
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影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Kobatake, Eiry
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作者:
Mie, Masayasu;Naoki, Tatsuhiko;Kobatake, Eiry
A split SNAP-tag protein complementation assay was developed for visualization of protein-protein interactions in living cells. Split SNAP-tagms, fragments of divided SNAP-tag between amino acid residues 91 and 92, were fused to proteins that can interact with each other. After incubation with a fluorescent SNAP-tag substrate, cells that expressed split SNAP-tag fusion proteins generated fluorescent signals when these proteins interacted. Moreover, by combination with the split CLIP-tag (SNAP-tag mutant), simultaneous labeling was achieved. This split SNAP-tag labeling method should be a useful tool for visualization of protein-protein interaction processes.