Steps toward enhancing the fluorescence of small-molecule-based protein labels using supramolecular hosts

Pragati K Prasad, Leila Motiei, David Margulies

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Abstract

Labeling of proteins with small-molecule-based fluorescent probes provides a powerful tool to determine their expression level and localization in living cells. We propose a method for increasing and stabilizing the emission of such probes using supramolecular hosts such as β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). Although the emission of a His-tag binding probe was enhanced in the presence of β-CD, binding of the probe-β-CD complex to a His-tagged protein led to partial β-CD displacement and consequently, a reduction in the emission signal.
Original languageEnglish
Article number100134
Number of pages3
JournalResults in Chemistry
Volume3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2021

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