SpyLigase Irreversibly Locks Peptides Together for Efficient Cell Capture
Type
Blog Post
Published
Aug. 13, 2014, 3:49 p.m.
...for this tool?
Howarth: Polyproteins are useful for mechanical study of proteins by atomic force microscopy...SpyLigase can be used to link affibodies or antibodies against common tumor markers to subsequently capture cancerous...SpyTag/SpyCatcher system, to be able to grab on to proteins irreversibly in a genetically encoded way. SpyTag... bacteria have this chemistry in their surface proteins. It is best studied in the pili that they use ...