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Development of SNAP-Tag Based Nanobodies as Secondary Antibody Mimics for Indirect Immunofluorescence Assays.

Wenjie Sheng, Chaoyu Zhang, T M Mohiuddin, Marwah Al-Rawe, Roland Schmitz, Marcus Niebert, Lutz Konrad, Steffen Wagner, Felix Zeppernick, Ivo Meinhold-Heerlein and 1 more

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Article in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Wenjie ShengDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Faculty, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstr. 33, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Chaoyu ZhangDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Faculty, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstr. 33, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
T M MohiuddinDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Faculty, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstr. 33, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6022-1305
Marwah Al-RaweDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Faculty, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstr. 33, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Roland SchmitzInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Giessen, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Langhanssstr. 10, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3348-6807
Marcus NiebertInstitute of Pathology, University Hospital Giessen, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Langhanssstr. 10, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Lutz KonradDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Faculty, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstr. 33, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5878-3050
Steffen WagnerDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Giessen, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0873-1601
Felix ZeppernickDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Faculty, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstr. 33, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2909-9492
Ivo Meinhold-HeerleinDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Faculty, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstr. 33, 35392 Giessen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0331-8781
Ahmad Fawzi HussainDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Faculty, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Klinikstr. 33, 35392 Giessen, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immunofluorescence assay is widely used for cellular biology and diagnosis applications. Such an antigen-antibody detection system enables the assessment and visualization of the expression and localization of target proteins. In the classical indirect immunofluorescence assay, secondary antibodies are conjugated to fluorophores. However, conventional secondary antibodies have limited applications due to their large size (150 kDa). Moreover, as animal-derived products, secondary antibodies are associated with ethical concerns and batch-to-batch variability. In this study, we developed fluorescence-labeled recombinant nanobodies as secondary antibodies by utilizing previously established anti-mouse and anti-rabbit IgG secondary nanobodies in combination with the self-labeling SNAP-tag. Nanobodies, which are significantly smaller (15 kDa), are capable to detect primary antibodies produced in mice and rabbits. The SNAP-tag (20 kDa) enables site-specific binding of various O

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Single-Domain AntibodiesAnimalsFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHumansImmunoglobulin GMiceRabbitsImmunoglobulin GSingle-Domain Antibodiesfluorescence imagingimmunofluorescence assaysnanobodysecondary antibodySNAP-tag technology

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PMID40422194
PMCPMC12110209

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