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ArticleNature methods2020

Chemogenetic Control of Nanobodies.

Helen Farrants, Miroslaw Tarnawski, Thorsten G Müller, Shotaro Otsuka, Julien Hiblot, Birgit Koch, Moritz Kueblbeck, Hans-Georg Kräusslich, Jan Ellenberg, Kai Johnsson

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Article in Nature methods, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.

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53citing papers in PubMed
6.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

53 citing papers in PubMed, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Helen FarrantsDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.
Miroslaw TarnawskiProtein Expression and Characterization Facility, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.
Thorsten G MüllerDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Shotaro OtsukaCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany.
Julien HiblotDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.
Birgit KochDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.
Moritz KueblbeckCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany.
Hans-Georg KräusslichDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Virology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Jan EllenbergCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany.
Kai JohnssonDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany. johnsson@mr.mpg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8002-1981
Max Planck Institute for Medical Research · DEEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory · DEHeidelberg University · DEMax Perutz Labs · AT

Funding

Reconstructing the dynamic 3D architecture of the human genome by superresolution microscopy and DNA sequence modelling.U01EB021223 · NIBIB · EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY · PI ELLENBERG, JAN · 2015 to 2017
$1.2M
Reconstructing the dynamic 3D architecture of the human genome by superresolution microscopy and DNA sequence modelling.U01DA047728 · NIDA · EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY · PI ELLENBERG, JAN · 2018 to 2019
$780k
NIBIB NIH HHS U01 EB021223NIDA NIH HHS U01 DA047728
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We introduce an engineered nanobody whose affinity to green fluorescent protein (GFP) can be switched on and off with small molecules. By controlling the cellular localization of GFP fusion proteins, the engineered nanobody allows interrogation of their roles in basic biological processes, an approach that should be applicable to numerous previously described GFP fusions. We also outline how the binding affinities of other nanobodies can be controlled by small molecules.

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Crystallography, X-RayDatabases, ProteinDNAEscherichia coliFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferGene Products, gagGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHIV-1HumansImmunoglobulin FragmentsKineticsLigandsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitosisDNAGene Products, gagGreen Fluorescent ProteinsImmunoglobulin FragmentsLigandsnef Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusSingle-Domain Antibodies

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PMID32066961
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