NEB/CLIPCell™ TMRStar/S9219S/30 nmol

Description:

CLIP-Cell™ TMR-Star is a photostable red fluorescent substrate that can be used to label CLIP-tag™ fusion proteins inside living cells, on cell surfaces or in vitro. This cell-permeable substrate (BC-TMR) is based on tetramethylrhodamine and is suitable for standard rhodamine filter sets. It has an excitation maximum at 554 nm and emission maximum at 580 nm. This package includes 30 nmol of CLIP-Cell TMR-Star, sufficient to make 10 ml of a 3 µM CLIP-tag fusion protein labeling solution.

The CLIP-tag protein labeling system enables the specific, covalent attachment of virtually any molecule to a protein of interest. CLIP-tag is a protein tag based on human O⁶-alkylguanine-DNAalkyltransferase (hAGT). CLIP-tag substrates are derivatives of benzylcytosine (BC). In the labeling reaction, the substituted benzyl group of the substrate is covalently attached to the reactive cysteine of CLIP-tag forming a stable thioether bond.  Although CLIP-tag is based on the same protein as SNAP-tag®, the benzylcytosine substrates form a separate class of substrates, different from the benzylguanine substrates recognized by SNAP-tag. CLIP-tag and SNAP-tag can be used for orthogonal and complementary labeling of two proteins simultaneously in the same cells. 

There are two steps to using this system: subcloning and expression of the protein of interest as a CLIP-tag fusion, and labeling of the fusion with the CLIP-tag substrate of choice. Expression of CLIP-tag fusion proteins is described in the documentation supplied with CLIP-tag plasmids. The labeling of the fusion proteins with the CLIP-tag substrate is described in this document.

Notes:

Storage: CLIP-Cell TMR-Star should be stored at -20°C (long term) or at 4°C in the dark (short term, less than 4 weeks). Protect the substrate from light and moisture. With proper storage at -20°C the substrate should be stable for at least three years dry or 3 months dissolved in DMSO.