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ReadiUse™ Preactivated PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem

R-Phycoerythrin (PE) is isolated from red algae. Its primary absorption peak is at 565 nm with secondary peaks at 496 and 545 nm. Our RPE-iFluor® 647 Tandem is an excellent replacement for RPE-Cy5® and RPE-Alexa Fluor® 647 Tandem since they have almost identical spectra. ReadiUse™ Preactivated PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem is an activated PE protein, and can be easily conjugated to antibodies with much higher conjugation yield than the conventional PE.

Example protocol

AT A GLANCE

Important      PE-iFluor™ 647 Tandem was premodified with our Buccutite™ FOL. Your antibody (or other proteins) is modified with our Buccutite™ MTA to give MTA-modified protein. The MTA-modified protein readily reacts with FOL-modified PE-iFluor™ 647 Tandem (provided) to give the desired PE-iFluor™ 647 Tandem antibody conjugate.

SAMPLE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL

Preparation of pre-activated Antibody with Buccutite™ MTA
  1. Reconstitute Buccutite™ MTA in DMSO at ~10 mg/mL.
    Note     Store unused MTA at -20 °C; it can be used for up to two freeze and thaw cycles.
  2. Prepare target antibody (Ab) in pH = 8.5 - 9.0 buffer at a concentration above 1 mg/ml.
  3. Add the MTA to Ab solution at the ratio of 8 - 10 µg MTA/100 µg Ab.
  4. Mix well and react at room temperature for 60 minutes, rotating during the reaction.
  5. Purify the reaction mixture with a desalting column to remove any unreacted MTA. Exchange the buffer to PBS or another buffer of your choice.
  6. Collect the MTA-activated Ab. Estimate the concentration by 70% yield of the original starting amount. 

Conjugate with Pre-activated PE-iFluor™ 647 Tandem
  1. Reconstitute pre-activated PE-iFluor™ 647 Tandem in 100 µL ddH2O to 10 mg/mL.
    Note     Reconstituted pre-activated PE-iFluor™ 647 Tandem is not stable and can not be stored for more than one month.
  2. Add pre-activated PE-iFluor™ 647 Tandem directly to MTA-activated target Ab solution at the ratio of 300 µg PE-iFluor™ 647 Tandem/100 µg MTA-activated Ab.
  3. Rotate the mixture for 1 - 2 hours at room temperature.
  4. The Ab/PE-iFluor™ 647 Tandem conjugates are now ready to use.
    Note     The antibody conjugate should be stored at >0.5 mg/mL in the presence of a carrier protein (e.g., 0.1% bovine serum albumin) and 0.02-0.05% sodium azide.
    Note     The Ab/PE-iFluor™ 647 Tandem can be stored at 4 °C for two months.
  5. Optional: Ab/PE-iFluor™ 647 Tandem can be further purified through size exclusion chromatography to get better performance. 

Spectrum

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References

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Chromophore attachment to phycobiliprotein beta-subunits: phycocyanobilin:cysteine-beta84 phycobiliprotein lyase activity of CpeS-like protein from Anabaena Sp. PCC7120
Authors: Zhao KH, Su P, Li J, Tu JM, Zhou M, Bubenzer C, Scheer H.
Journal: J Biol Chem (2006): 8573
Excitation energy transfer from phycobiliprotein to chlorophyll d in intact cells of Acaryochloris marina studied by time- and wavelength-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy
Authors: Petrasek Z, Schmitt FJ, Theiss C, Huyer J, Chen M, Larkum A, Eichler HJ, Kemnitz K, Eckert HJ.
Journal: Photochem Photobiol Sci (2005): 1016
Single-molecule spectroscopy selectively probes donor and acceptor chromophores in the phycobiliprotein allophycocyanin
Authors: Loos D, Cotlet M, De Schryver F, Habuchi S, Hofkens J.
Journal: Biophys J (2004): 2598
Isolation and characterisation of phycobiliprotein rich mutant of cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp
Authors: Prasanna R, Dhar DW, Dominic TK, Tiwari ON, Singh PK.
Journal: Acta Biol Hung (2003): 113
Evaluation of Tolypothrix germplasm for phycobiliprotein content
Authors: Prasanna R, Prasanna BM, Mohammadi SA, Singh PK.
Journal: Folia Microbiol (Praha) (2003): 59
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Physical properties

Molecular weight

~240000

Solvent

Water

Spectral properties

Extinction coefficient (cm -1 M -1)

1960000

Excitation (nm)

565

Emission (nm)

666

Storage, safety and handling

H-phraseH303, H313, H333
Hazard symbolXN
Intended useResearch Use Only (RUO)
R-phraseR20, R21, R22

Storage

Refrigerated (2-8 °C); Minimize light exposure
UNSPSC12171501

Components

Our preactivated PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem was premodified with our Buccutite™ FOL (provided). Your antibody (or other proteins) is modified with our Buccutite™ MTA (provided as free sample) to give MTA-modified protein (such as antibody). The MTA-modified protein readily reacts with FOL-modified PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem (provided) to give the desired PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem-antibody conjugate in much higher yield than the SMCC chemistry. In addition our preactivated PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem reacts with MTA-modified biopolymers at much lower concentrations than the SMCC chemistry.
Our preactivated PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem was premodified with our Buccutite™ FOL (provided). Your antibody (or other proteins) is modified with our Buccutite™ MTA (provided as free sample) to give MTA-modified protein (such as antibody). The MTA-modified protein readily reacts with FOL-modified PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem (provided) to give the desired PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem-antibody conjugate in much higher yield than the SMCC chemistry. In addition our preactivated PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem reacts with MTA-modified biopolymers at much lower concentrations than the SMCC chemistry.
Our preactivated PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem was premodified with our Buccutite™ FOL (provided). Your antibody (or other proteins) is modified with our Buccutite™ MTA (provided as free sample) to give MTA-modified protein (such as antibody). The MTA-modified protein readily reacts with FOL-modified PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem (provided) to give the desired PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem-antibody conjugate in much higher yield than the SMCC chemistry. In addition our preactivated PE-iFluor® 647 Tandem reacts with MTA-modified biopolymers at much lower concentrations than the SMCC chemistry.