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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Cysteine-Specific Radioiodination of Proteins with Fluorescein Maleimide

Martin BuchkremerSucharit BhakdiAngela ValevaMichael Palmer

subject

ErythrocytesPolymersThiosulfatesBiophysicsPlasma protein bindingSodium thiosulfateComplement Hemolytic Activity AssaySensitivity and SpecificityBiochemistryIodine RadioisotopesTosyl Compoundschemistry.chemical_compoundBacterial ProteinsCysteineFluoresceinMolecular BiologyChloramineChromatographyChloraminesProteinsHalogenationCell BiologyFluoresceinsBiochemistrychemistrySpectrophotometryReagentStreptolysinsChromatography GelStreptolysinProtein BindingCysteine

description

A protocol is described for coupling of carrier-free iodine to protein sulfhydryl groups via fluorescein maleimide. 125I is first coupled to fluorescein maleimide in the presence of chloramine T. Iodination is stopped with sodium thiosulfate, and the iodine-substituted fluorescein maleimide is reacted with free cysteines of the protein. Excess label is then removed by gel-permeation chromatography. The procedure avoids exposition of the protein to oxidative conditions and does not require purification of the labeled carrier reagent. Suitability of the method for a given protein can be evaluated spectrophotometrically without employing radioactivity. It can be applied under denaturing conditions and may be particularly useful with mutant proteins carrying engineered single cysteine residues at sites that are not functionally critical.

https://doi.org/10.1006/abio.1997.2364