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An Endogenously Tagged Fluorescent Fusion Protein Library in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs), with their dual capacity to self-renew and differentiate, are commonly used to study differentiation, epigenetic regulation, lineage choices, and more. Using non-directed retroviral integration of a YFP/Cherry exon into mouse ESCs, we generated a library of over 200 endogenously tagged fluorescent fusion proteins and present several proof-of-concept applications of this library. We show the utility of this library to track proteins in living cells; screen for pluripotency-related factors; identify heterogeneously expressing proteins; measure the dynamics of endogenously labeled proteins; track proteins recruited to sites of DNA damage; pull down tagged fluorescent fusion proteins using anti-Cherry antibodies; and test for interaction partners. Thus, this library can be used in a variety of different directions, either exploiting the fluorescent tag for imaging-based techniques or utilizing the fluorescent fusion protein for biochemical pull-down assays, including immunoprecipitation, co-immunoprecipitation, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and more.
Using a gene-tagging approach, Meshorer and colleagues describe in this article the generation of an endogenously tagged fluorescent fusion library in mouse ESCs, providing the community with over 200 YFP/Cherry-tagged clones highly expressed in ESCs. The paper describes the generation of the library as well as several potential uses and applications.
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Publisher URL: www.sciencedirect.com/science
DOI: S221367111730379X
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