Monomeric far-red and near-infrared fluorescent biliproteins of ultrahigh brightness

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Far-red and near-infrared fluorescent proteins have regions of maximum transmission in most tissues and can be widely used as fluorescent biomarkers. We report that fluorescent phycobiliproteins originating from the phycobilisome core subunit ApcF2 can covalently bind biliverdin, named BDFPs. To further improve BDFPs, we conducted a series of studies. Firstly, we mutated K53Q and T144A of BDFPs to increase their effective brightness up to 190% in vivo. Secondly, by homochromatic tandem fusion of high-brightness BDFPs to achieve monomerization, which increases the effective brightness by up to 180% in vivo, and can effectively improve the labeling effect. By combining the above two approaches, the brightness of the tandem BDFPs was much improved compared with that of the previously reported fluorescent proteins in a similar spectral range. The tandem BDFPs were expressed stably while maintaining fluorescence in mammalian cells and Caenorhabditis elegans. They were also photostable and resistant to high temperature, low pH, and chemical denaturation. The tandem BDFPs advantages were proved in applications as biomarkers for imaging in super-resolution microscopy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology - (2024) vom: 16. Apr., Seite e202400068

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jiang, Xiang-Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Hou, Ya-Nan [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Li-Wen [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Kai-Hong [VerfasserIn]

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Allophycocyanin
Biliprotein
Brightness
Fluorescence
Homochromatic tandem
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Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1002/cbic.202400068

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NLM371129109