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ArticleNature methods2022

Engineered HaloTag variants for fluorescence lifetime multiplexing.

Michelle S Frei, Miroslaw Tarnawski, M Julia Roberti, Birgit Koch, Julien Hiblot, Kai Johnsson

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Article in Nature methods, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers.

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6 authors.

Michelle S FreiDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4799-4554
Miroslaw TarnawskiProtein Expression and Characterization Facility, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.
M Julia RobertiLeica Microsystems CMS GmbH, Mannheim, Germany.
Birgit KochDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.
Julien HiblotDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7883-8079
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

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-labeling protein tags such as HaloTag are powerful tools that can label fusion proteins with synthetic fluorophores for use in fluorescence microscopy. Here we introduce HaloTag variants with either increased or decreased brightness and fluorescence lifetime compared with HaloTag7 when labeled with rhodamines. Combining these HaloTag variants enabled live-cell fluorescence lifetime multiplexing of three cellular targets in one spectral channel using a single fluorophore and the generation of a fluorescence lifetime-based biosensor. Additionally, the brightest HaloTag variant showed up to 40% higher brightness in live-cell imaging applications.

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Biosensing TechniquesCell LineCrystallography, X-RayFluorescenceFluorescent DyesHumansHydrolasesLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 1Lysosomal Membrane ProteinsMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceMitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRhodaminesFluorescent Dyeshaloalkane dehalogenaseHydrolasesLAMP1 protein, humanLysosomal-Associated Membrane Protein 1Lysosomal Membrane ProteinsMitochondrial Precursor Protein Import Complex ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRhodaminesTOMM20 protein, human

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PMID34916672
PMCPMC8748199

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