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ArticleChemical science2020

Interrogating surface

Pascal Poc, Vanessa A Gutzeit, Julia Ast, Joon Lee, Ben J Jones, Elisa D'Este, Bettina Mathes, Martin Lehmann, David J Hodson, Joshua Levitz and 1 more

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Article in Chemical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Pascal PocMax Planck Institute for Medical Research, Department of Chemical Biology Jahnstr. 29 69120 Heidelberg Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8137-4853
Vanessa A GutzeitNeuroscience Graduate Program, Weill Cornell Medicine New York NY 10065 USA.
Julia AstInstitute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE), University of Birmingham Birmingham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0039-4762
Joon LeeDepartment of Biochemistry, Weill Cornell Medicine New York NY 10065 USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3887-8540
Ben J JonesSection of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London London W12 0NN UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0461-2584
Elisa D'EsteOptical Microscopy Facility, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research Heidelberg Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0781-187X
Bettina MathesMax Planck Institute for Medical Research, Department of Chemical Biology Jahnstr. 29 69120 Heidelberg Germany.
Martin LehmannLeibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biology Robert-Rössle-Str. 10 13125 Berlin Germany.
David J HodsonInstitute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), Centre of Membrane Proteins and Receptors (COMPARE), University of Birmingham Birmingham UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8641-8568
Joshua LevitzDepartment of Biochemistry, Weill Cornell Medicine New York NY 10065 USA.
Johannes BroichhagenMax Planck Institute for Medical Research, Department of Chemical Biology Jahnstr. 29 69120 Heidelberg Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3084-6595
Max Planck Institute for Medical Research · DECornell University · USLaboratoire de Biologie Physico-Chimique des Protéines Membranaires · FRAmerican Society for Investigative Pathology · USLeibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie · DE

Funding

Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic G Protein-Coupled ReceptorsR35GM124731 · NIGMS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI LEVITZ, JOSHUA · 2017 to 2021
$2.1M
Diabetes UK 12/0004431Medical Research Council MR/K023667/1Medical Research Council MR/N00275X/1Medical Research Council MR/S025618/1NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM124731
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Employing self-labelling protein tags for the attachment of fluorescent dyes has become a routine and powerful technique in optical microscopy to visualize and track fused proteins. However, membrane permeability of the dyes and the associated background signals can interfere with the analysis of extracellular labelling sites. Here we describe a novel approach to improve extracellular labelling by functionalizing the SNAP-tag substrate benzyl guanine ("BG") with a charged sulfonate ("SBG"). This chemical manipulation can be applied to any SNAP-tag substrate, improves solubility, reduces non-specific staining and renders the bioconjugation handle impermeable while leaving its cargo untouched. We report SBG-conjugated fluorophores across the visible spectrum, which cleanly label SNAP-fused proteins in the plasma membrane of living cells. We demonstrate the utility of SBG-conjugated fluorophores to interrogate class A, B and C G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) using a range of imaging approaches including nanoscopic superresolution imaging, analysis of GPCR trafficking from intra- and extracellular pools,

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PMID34123074
PMCPMC8163392
OpenAlexW3038429394

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