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ArticleJournal of the American Chemical Society2023

Exchangeable HaloTag Ligands for Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy.

Julian Kompa, Jorick Bruins, Marius Glogger, Jonas Wilhelm, Michelle S Frei, Miroslaw Tarnawski, Elisa D'Este, Mike Heilemann, Julien Hiblot, Kai Johnsson

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10 authors.

Julian KompaDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4479-5429
Jorick BruinsDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Marius GloggerInstitute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue Str. 7, Frankfurt 60438, Germany.
Jonas WilhelmDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Michelle S FreiDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4799-4554
Miroslaw TarnawskiProtein Expression and Characterization Facility, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Elisa D'EsteOptical Microscopy Facility, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Mike HeilemannInstitute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue Str. 7, Frankfurt 60438, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9821-3578
Julien HiblotDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7883-8079
Kai JohnssonDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Jahnstrasse 29, Heidelberg 69120, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8002-1981

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The specific and covalent labeling of the protein HaloTag with fluorescent probes in living cells makes it a powerful tool for bioimaging. However, the irreversible attachment of the probe to HaloTag precludes imaging applications that require transient binding of the probe and comes with the risk of irreversible photobleaching. Here, we introduce exchangeable ligands for fluorescence labeling of HaloTag (xHTLs) that reversibly bind to HaloTag and that can be coupled to rhodamines of different colors. In stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy, probe exchange of xHTLs allows imaging with reduced photobleaching as compared to covalent HaloTag labeling. Transient binding of fluorogenic xHTLs to HaloTag fusion proteins enables points accumulation for imaging in nanoscale topography (PAINT) and MINFLUX microscopy. We furthermore introduce pairs of xHTLs and HaloTag mutants for dual-color PAINT and STED microscopy. xHTLs thus open up new possibilities in imaging across microscopy platforms for a widely used labeling approach.

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Fluorescent DyesHydrolasesLigandsMicroscopy, FluorescenceRhodaminesFluorescent Dyeshaloalkane dehalogenaseHydrolasesLigandsRhodamines

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PMID36716211
PMCPMC9912333

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