Journal of Chromatography A 1999-08-20

Labeling effects on the isoelectric point of green fluorescent protein.

D P Richards, C Stathakis, R Polakowski, H Ahmadzadeh, N J Dovichi

Index: J. Chromatogr. A. 853(1-2) , 21-5, (1999)

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Abstract

We studied the effects of fluorescent labeling on the isoelectric points (pI values) of proteins using capillary isoelectric focusing with laser-induced fluorescence detection (cIEF-LIF). Specifically, we labeled green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria with the fluorogenic dye 3-(2-furoyl)quinoline-2-carboxaldehyde (FQ). cIEF-LIF was used to monitor the native fluorescence of GFP and showed pI changes in GFP's FQ-labeled products. Multiple labeling of GFP with FQ produced a series of products with pI values shifted towards a low pH. We verified cIEF-LIF results with traditional slab gel IEF. Our cIEF-LIF technique can routinely detect 10(-11) M of FQ-labeled protein, whereas traditional slab gel IEF with silver stain detection gives detection limits of 10(-7) M in the same samples.

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