Abstract
A bright click of life: Strained alkynes are genetically encoded into E. coli by use of an engineered pyrrolysine amber suppressor tRNA/synthetase pair from Methanosarcina mazei. As a result cyclooctynyl lysine derivatives were incorporated site-specifically in proteins allowing efficient labeling with fluorogenic azide-bearing dyes by means of a click reaction under physiological conditions in vitro and in vivo (see scheme).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3878-3881 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 18 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- amino acids
- click chemistry
- gene expression
- proteins
- strained molecules
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)