KillerRed

Genetically-encoded photosensitizer KillerRed

- Light-induced production of reactive oxygen species
- Direct expression in cells, easy targeting to various subcellular compartments
- No exogenous chemical compounds required
- Not toxic before activation by green light irradiation
- Recommended for selective light-induced protein inactivation and cell killing

Photosensitizers are chromophores that generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon light irradiation. They can be used for precise inactivation of selected proteins in chromophore-assisted light inactivation (CALI) technique and for the light-induced cell killing, for example in photodynamic therapy. Besides KillerRed protein, all known to date photosensitizers are chemical compounds that must be introduced into living systems exogenously. Red fluorescent protein KillerRed is the first genetically-encoded photosensitizer [Bulina et al., 2006a]. Unlike chemical analogs, KillerRed can be directly expressed by target cells, both individually and in fusion with a target protein. It shows no cell toxic effects before light activation. Upon green-light irradiation, KillerRed generates ROS that damage the neighboring molecules.

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KillerRed expression/source vectors

pKillerRed-C FP961 Mammalian expression vector encoding humanized KillerRed and allowing its expression and generation of fusions to the KillerRed C-terminus 20 μg € 400
pKillerRed-N FP962 Mammalian expression vector encoding humanized KillerRed and allowing its expression and generation of fusions to the KillerRed N-terminus 20 μg € 400
pKillerRed-B FP963 Bacterial expression vector; source of the KillerRed coding sequence 20 μg € 400
pKillerRed-dMito FP964 Mammalian expression vector encoding mitochondria-targeted KillerRed 20 μg € 400
pKillerRed-mem FP966 Mammalian expression vector encoding membrane-targeted KillerRed 20 μg € 400


Vector sets

Cell-Killer FPK01 pKillerRed-dMito vector encoding mitochondria-targeted KillerRed and pTurboGFP-N vector allowing cytoplasmic expression of bright green fluorescent protein TurboGFP for monitoring cell fate 20 μg each € 650
Membrane-Killer FPK02 pKillerRed-mem vector encoding membrane-targeted KillerRed and pTurboGFP-N vector allowing cytoplasmic expression of bright green fluorescent protein TurboGFP for monitoring cell fate 20 μg each € 650
Double-Killer FPK03 pKillerRed-mem vector encoding membrane-targeted KillerRed, pKillerRed-dMito vector encoding mitochondria-targeted KillerRed and pTurboGFP-N vector allowing cytoplasmic expression of bright green fluorescent protein TurboGFP for monitoring cell fate 20 μg each € 750


Antibody against KillerRed

Anti-KillerRed
antibody
AB961 Rabbit polyclonal antibody against KillerRed and JRed 100 μg € 150
AB962 200 μg € 200

References:

  • Bulina ME, Chudakov DM, Britanova OV, Yanushevich YG, Staroverov DB, Chepurnykh TV, Merzlyak EM, Shkrob MA, Lukyanov S, Lukyanov KA. A genetically encoded photosensitizer. Nat Biotechnol. 2006a; 24 (1):95-9. / pmid: 16369538
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