Double-lanthanide-binding tags: design, photophysical properties, and NMR applications

LJ Martin, MJ Hähnke, M Nitz, J Wöhnert… - Journal of the …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Lanthanide-binding tags (LBTs) are peptide sequences of up to 20 encoded amino acids
that tightly and selectively complex lanthanide ions and can sensitize terbium (Tb3+) …

Lanthanide-Binding Tags with Unnatural Amino Acids: Sensitizing Tb3+ and Eu3+ Luminescence at Longer Wavelengths

AM Reynolds, BR Sculimbrene… - Bioconjugate …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Lanthanide-binding tags (LBTs) are small, genetically encoded, versatile protein fusion
partners that selectively bind lanthanide ions with high affinity. The LBT motif features a …

Lanthanide‐binding tags as versatile protein coexpression probes

KJ Franz, M Nitz, B Imperiali - ChemBioChem, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive proteomic analyses require new methodologies to accelerate the
correlation of gene sequence with protein function. Key tools for such efforts include …

A Powerful Combinatorial Screen to Identify High‐Affinity Terbium(III)‐Binding Peptides

M Nitz, KJ Franz, RL Maglathlin, B Imperiali - ChemBioChem, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Lanthanide‐binding tags (LBTs) are protein fusion partners consisting of encoded amino
acids that bind lanthanide ions with high affinity. Herein, we present a new screening …

Lanthanide-binding tags as luminescent probes for studying protein interactions

BR Sculimbrene, B Imperiali - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report a method for studying protein− peptide interactions which exploits the
luminescence properties of Tb (III). Lanthanide-binding tags (LBTs) are short peptide …

Rapid combinatorial screening of peptide libraries for the selection of lanthanide‐binding tags (LBTs)

LJ Martin, BR Sculimbrene, M Nitz… - Qsar & Combinatorial …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Elucidating the structures and functions of novel proteins and their interaction partners is a
ubiquitous challenge in laboratories worldwide, escalating the demand for tools for protein …

Engineering encodable lanthanide-binding tags into loop regions of proteins

K Barthelmes, AM Reynolds, E Peisach… - Journal of the …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Lanthanide-binding tags (LBTs) are valuable tools for investigation of protein structure,
function, and dynamics by NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and luminescence …

Compact, hydrophilic, lanthanide-binding tags for paramagnetic NMR spectroscopy

MD Lee, CT Loh, J Shin, S Chhabra, ML Dennis… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The design, synthesis and evaluation of four novel lanthanide-binding tags for paramagnetic
NMR spectroscopy are reported. Each tag is based on the ((2S, 2′ S, 2′′ S, 2′′′ S) …

Lanthanide-tagged proteins—an illuminating partnership

KN Allen, B Imperiali - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2010 - Elsevier
Lanthanide-tagged proteins are valuable for exploiting the unique properties of Ln ions for
investigating protein structure, function, and dynamics. Introduction of the Ln into the target is …

Engineering of highly luminescent lanthanide tags suitable for protein labeling and time-resolved luminescence imaging

N Weibel, LJ Charbonnière, M Guardigli… - Journal of the …, 2004 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of a new ligand L H4 based on a glutamic acid skeleton bis-functionalized on
its nitrogen atom by 6-methylene-6 '-carboxy-2, 2 '-bipyridine chromophoric units is …