Of Myc and Men
Type
Blog Post
Published
Jan. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
...introduced the Myc tag to the world, it has become one of the most commonly used tags in molecular biology...instance, the commonly used Myc-tag. Who first started using it in protein tagging experiments? Why Myc? When...explore… the life and times of the myc tag.
Origins of protein tags
For about as long as the disciplines...was within the tagged protein rather than at the C-terminus. These features made this tag easier to use...“equi-kli-seed-le”). (3) Tag all the things!
Myc1-9E10 and the Myc-tag today
Since Munro and Pelham... amino acids, meaning the tag could be quite small. However, substance P has an amide group added to its...high quality antibodies available - aka peptide tagging.
Key to this strategy was the existence of high...