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ArticleGenetics2024

Comparative analysis of new mScarlet-based red fluorescent tags in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Wen Xi Cao, Daniel M Merritt, Karinna Pe, Michael Cesar, Oliver Hobert

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Article in Genetics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. TaggingbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  4. Identification of optimal fluorophores for use in theMolecular biology of the cell · 2026
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  6. WormTagDB: A Systematic Survey of Endogenously Tagged Proteins inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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5 authors.

Wen Xi CaoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Daniel M MerrittDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10027, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6273-6644
Karinna PeDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Michael CesarDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10027, USA.
Oliver HobertDepartment of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New York, NY 10027, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7634-2854

Funding

LIM HOMEOBOX GENE LIM-6 IN MOTOR NEURON DIFFERENTIATIONR01NS039996 · NINDS · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Oliver Hobert · 2001 to 2026
$6.8M
CIHR MFE-176611NIH HHS R01NS039996NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS039996
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One problem that has hampered the use of red fluorescent proteins in the fast-developing nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been the substantial time delay in maturation of several generations of red fluorophores. The recently described mScarlet-I3 protein has properties that may overcome this limitation. We compare here the brightness and onset of expression of CRISPR/Cas9 genome-engineered mScarlet, mScarlet3, mScarlet-I3, and GFP reporter knock-ins. Comparing the onset and brightness of expression of reporter alleles of C. elegans golg-4, encoding a broadly expressed Golgi resident protein, we found that the onset of detection of mScarlet-I3 in the embryo is several hours earlier than older versions of mScarlet and comparable to GFP. These findings were further supported by comparing mScarlet-I3 and GFP reporter alleles for pks-1, a gene expressed in the CAN neuron and cells of the alimentary system, as well as reporter alleles for the pan-neuronal, nuclear marker unc-75. Hence, the relative properties of mScarlet-I3 and GFP do not depend on cellular or subcellular context. In all cases, mScarlet-I3 reporters also show improved signal-to-noise ratio compared to GFP.

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Caenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsRed Fluorescent ProteinAnimalsCRISPR-Cas SystemsGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsLuminescent ProteinsRed Fluorescent ProteinCaenorhabditis elegansfluorophoremarkerRFP

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PMCPMC11457934

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