Plasmids 101: Biotinylation
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...fusion in which AviTag is added to either the N or C terminus of the protein. BirA has been shown to effectively...Efficient biotinylation and single-step purification of tagged transcription factors in mammalian cells and transgenic...with the macromolecules it is added to. Biotin also has an exposed side chain that can be easily manipulated...coated with avidin.
The biotin-avidin interaction has also been adapted for use in immunohistochemistry...biotinylation. This 13 amino acid sequence is termed AviTag. Using AviTag, one can label a protein of interest with...Scientific's Biotinylation Reagent Selection Tool.
AviTag and BirA
Proteins can also be biotinylated by exploiting... effectively biotinylate AviTag expressing proteins in bacteria, yeast, insect and mammalian cells. Check...