Journal: Journal of the American Chemical Society
Article Title: Triple Labeling Resolves a GPCR Intermediate State by Using Three-Color Single Molecule FRET
doi: 10.1021/jacs.4c18364
Figure Lengend Snippet: Orthogonal triple labeling strategy. (a) Top: Schematic representation of the mGlu2 protomer genes expressed to produce the 3-color smFRET sensor. Important features of the protomers are highlighted, including ATG start codons, SNAP tag, premature TAG and TAA stop codons within the mGlu2 gene, the GABA B C1 and C2 tails and the final TGA stop codons. Bottom: Schematic representation of cotranslational double ncAA incorporation in HEK cells. (b) Three-step site-specific labeling reactions of mGlu2 receptors in the membrane of living cells prior to solubilization: (1) SNAP-tag labeling using Atto488–0 6 -benzylguanine; (2) TCOK labeling using Cy3B-tetrazine; (3) PrF labeling using AF647-picolyl-azide. (c) Orthogonal suppression of TAG and TAA stop codons. Fluorescence signal of HEK cells expressing the mGlu2 receptor bearing either a TAG or a TAA premature stop codon and an N-terminal SNAP fusion protein, labeled at the cell surface with Lumi4-Tb-BG. Only full-length receptors expressed through successful ncAA incorporation are presented at the cell-surface and labeled. All expressions were performed with both synthetase/tRNA pairs in the absence or presence of either ncAA. Data are given as the mean ± standard deviation from biological triplicates. (d) Evaluation of the labeling specificity. Receptors with incorporated TCOK, PrF or SNAP fusion protein were subjected to the respective labeling reactions as indicated with (+) using Cy3B-tetrazine, AF546-picoly zide and/or Cy3B-benzylguanine and detected by in-gel fluorescence after solubilization and SDS-PAGE.
Article Snippet: 2-(4-((bis((1-( tert -butyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl)methyl)amino)methyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)acetic acid (BTTAA), Atto488 tetrazine, AF647-picolyl-azide and AF546-picolyl-azide were purchased from Jena Bioscience (Jena, Germany).
Techniques: Labeling, Membrane, Fluorescence, Expressing, Standard Deviation, SDS Page