Minimal genetically encoded tags for fluorescent protein labeling in living neurons

A Arsić, C Hagemann, N Stajković, T Schubert… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Modern light microscopy, including super-resolution techniques, has brought about a
demand for small labeling tags that bring the fluorophore closer to the target. This challenge …

Advances in the Synthesis of Bioorthogonal Reagents: s-Tetrazines, 1, 2, 4-Triazines, Cyclooctynes, Heterocycloheptynes, and trans-Cyclooctenes

Y Fang, AS Hillman, JM Fox - Topics in Current Chemistry, 2024 - Springer
Aligned with the increasing importance of bioorthogonal chemistry has been an increasing
demand for more potent, affordable, multifunctional, and programmable bioorthogonal …

[HTML][HTML] Dual film-like organelles enable spatial separation of orthogonal eukaryotic translation

CD Reinkemeier, EA Lemke - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Engineering new functionality into living eukaryotic systems by enzyme evolution or de novo
protein design is a formidable challenge. Cells do not rely exclusively on DNA-based …

Visualizing the complexity of proteins in living cells with genetic code expansion

K Aphicho, N Kittipanukul, C Uttamapinant - Current Opinion in Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Genetic code expansion has emerged as an enabling tool to provide insight into functions of
understudied proteinogenic species, such as small proteins and peptides, and to probe …

Truncation-free genetic code expansion with tetrazine amino acids for quantitative protein ligations

AJ Eddins, RM Bednar, S Jana, AH Pung… - Bioconjugate …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Quantitative labeling of biomolecules is necessary to advance areas of antibody–drug
conjugation, super-resolution microscopy imaging of molecules in live cells, and …

Quantitative analysis and optimization of site-specific protein bioconjugation in mammalian cells

A Ryan, O Shade, A Bardhan, A Bartnik… - Bioconjugate …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Despite a range of covalent protein modifications, few techniques exist for quantification of
protein bioconjugation in cells. Here, we describe a novel method for quantifying in cellulo …

A dark intermediate in the fluorogenic reaction between tetrazine fluorophores and trans-cyclooctene

F Hild, P Werther, K Yserentant, R Wombacher… - Biophysical Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Fluorogenic labeling via bioorthogonal tetrazine chemistry has proven to be highly
successful in fluorescence microscopy of living cells. To date, trans-cyclooctene (TCO) and …

Thermodynamic Overview of Bioconjugation Reactions Pertinent to Lysine and Cysteine Peptide and Protein Residues

M Lopandic, F Merza, JF Honek - Compounds, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bioconjugation reactions are critical to the modification of peptides and proteins, permitting
the introduction of biophysical probes onto proteins as well as drugs for use in antibody …

Genetic code expansion for site-specific labeling of antibodies with radioisotopes

C Koehler, PF Sauter, B Klasen… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Due to their target specificity, antibody–drug conjugates─ monoclonal antibodies
conjugated to a cytotoxic moiety─ are efficient therapeutics that can kill malignant cells …

Condensed, microtubule-coating thin organelles for orthogonal translation in mammalian cells

CD Reinkemeier, EA Lemke - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Membraneless organelles are capable of selectively performing complex tasks in living cells
despite dynamically exchanging with their surroundings. This is an exquisite example how …