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ArticleNature chemical biology2025

SNAP-tag2 for faster and brighter protein labeling.

Stefanie Kühn, Veselin Nasufovic, Jonas Wilhelm, Julian Kompa, Eline M F de Lange, Yin-Hsi Lin, Cornelia Egoldt, Jonas Fischer, Artem Lennoi, Miroslaw Tarnawski and 4 more

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Article in Nature chemical biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Stefanie KühnDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9911-2410
Veselin NasufovicDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6812-637X
Jonas WilhelmDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1743-2726
Julian KompaDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4479-5429
Eline M F de LangeMolecular Biophysics, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9213-3211
Yin-Hsi LinDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.
Cornelia EgoldtDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.
Jonas FischerDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.
Artem LennoiDepartment of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.
Miroslaw TarnawskiProtein Expression and Characterization Facility, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5297-5668
Jochen ReinsteinDepartment of Biomolecular Mechanisms, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1497-3084
Rifka VlijmMolecular Biophysics, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8909-9518
Julien Hiblot *Department of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany. julien.hiblot@mr.mpg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7883-8079
Kai Johnsson *Department of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany. johnsson@mr.mpg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8002-1981

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) TRR 186
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SNAP-tag is a powerful tool for labeling proteins with synthetic fluorophores in bioimaging. However, its utility in live-cell applications can be constrained by its relatively slow labeling kinetics and the limited cell permeability of its substrates. Here, we introduce improved labeling substrates and an engineered SNAP-tag for faster labeling in vitro and in live cells. SNAP-tag2 presents a second-order rate constant with rhodamine substrates that approaches 10

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Fluorescent DyesProteinsStaining and LabelingAnimalsHumansKineticsRhodaminesFluorescent DyesProteinsRhodamines

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PMCPMC12568630

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