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SNAP Companion

The non-overlapping substrate specificity of SNAP-tag® and CLIP-tag™ enables the orthogonal and complementary labeling of two proteins simultaneously in the same cell. Furthermore, SNAP-tag and CLIP-tag based pulse-chase experiments allow for visualization of different generations of proteins and analysis of protein turnover in living cells (1-3). Additionally, there are a numbers of companion products designed to enable a wide variety of other applications including: Biotin substrates, SDS-PAGE specific SNAP-tag and CLIP-Vista labels, non-fluorescent blocking agents, resin and magnetic beads for pull-down applications, building blocks for the generation of custom substrates, and a SNAP-tag specific purified protein and antibody.

References

  1. Jansen, L. et al (2007) J.Cell. Biol. 176, 795-805. PMID: 17339380
  2. Farr, G.A. (2009) J. Cell. Biol. 186, 269-282. PMID: 19620635
  3. Milenkovic, L. (2010) J. Cell. Biol. 187, 365-374. PMID: 19948480

SNAP-tag® is a registered trademark of New England Biolabs, Inc.
CLIP-tag™ is a trademark of New England Biolabs, inc.

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Features
  • Clone and express once, then use with a variety of substrates
  • Non-toxic to living cells
  • Wide selection of fluorescent substrates
  • Highly specific covalent labeling
  • Simultaneous dual labeling
Applications
  • Simultaneous dual protein labeling inside live cells
  • Protein localization and translocation
  • Pulse-chase experiments
  • Receptor internalization studies
  • Selective cell surface labeling
  • Protein pull-down assays
  • Protein detection in SDS-PAGE
  • Flow cytometry
  • High throughput binding assays in microtiter plates
  • Biosensor interaction experiments
  • FRET-based binding assays
  • Single molecule labeling
  • Super-resolution microscopy
Protein labeling with SNAP-tag and CLIP-tag
The SNAP- (gold) or CLIP-tag (purple) is fused to the protein of interest (blue). Labeling occurs through covalent attachment to the tag, releasing either a guanine or a cytosine moiety.
SNAP-tag®, CLIP-tag™ and ACP/MCP-tag Substrate Selection Chart
NEB offers a large selection of fluorescent labels (substrates) for SNAP-, CLIP-, ACP- and MCP-tag fusion proteins.
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This product is intended for research purposes only. This product is not intended to be used for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes in humans or animals.


Videos

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    Fluorescent Labeling of COS-7 Expressing SNAP-tag Fusion Proteins for Live Cell Imaging

    Watch as Chris Provost, of New England Biolabs, performs fluorescent imaging of live COS-7 cells expressing SNAP-tag® fusion proteins.

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    SNAP-tag Overview Tutorial

    View an interactive tutorial explaining the mechanism of our SNAP-tag® technologies and reagents available for researchers wishing to study the function and localization of proteins in live or fixed cells.

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