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Note:ThislabelingprotocolwasdevelopedfortheconjugateofGoatanti-mouseIgGwithiFluor™647SE.Youmightneedfurtheroptimizationforyourparticularproteins.

1.      Prepareproteinstocksolution(SolutionA):

a.      Mix100µLofareactionbuffer(e.g.,1Msodiumcarbonatesolutionor1MphosphatebufferwithpH~9.0)with900µLofthetargetproteinsolution(e.g.antibody,proteinconcentration>2mg/mlifpossIBLe)togive1mLproteinlabelingstocksolution.

b.     Note1:ThepHoftheproteinsolution(SolutionA)shouldbe8.5±0.5.IfthepHoftheproteinsolutionislowerthan8.0,adjustthepHtotherangeof8.0-9.0using1Msodiumbicarbonatesolutionor1MpH9.0phosphatebuffer.

c.      Note2:Theproteinshouldbedissolvedin1Xphosphatebufferedsaline(PBS),pH7.2-7.4.IftheproteinisdissolvedinTrisorglycinebuffer,itmustbedialyzedagainst1XPBS,pH7.2-7.4,toremovefreeaminesorammoniumsalts(suchasammoniumsulfateandammoniumacetate)thatarewidelyusedforproteinprecipitation.

d.     Note3:ImpureantibodiesorantibodiesstABIlizedwithbovineserumalbumin(BSA)orgelatinwillnotbelabeledwell.Thepresenceofsodiumazideorthimerosalmightalsointerferewiththeconjugationreaction.Sodiumazideorthimerosalcanberemovedbydialysisorspincolumnforoptimallabelingresults

e.     Note4:Theconjugationefficiencyissignificantlyreducediftheproteinconcentrationislessthan2mg/mL.Foroptimallabelingefficiencythefinalproteinconcentrationrangeof2-10mg/mLisrecommended.

2.      Preparedyestocksolution(SolutionB):

a.      AddanhydrousDMSOintothevialofiFluor™dyeSEtomakea10-20mMstocksolution.Mixwellbypipettingorvortex.

b.     Note:Preparethedyestocksolution(SolutionB)beforestartingtheconjugation.Usepromptly.Extendedstorageofthedyestocksolutionmayreducethedyeactivity.SolutionBcanbestoredinfreezerfortwoweekswhenkeptfromlightandmoisture.Avoidfreeze-thawcycles.

3.      Determinetheoptimaldye/proteinratio(optional):

a.      Note:Eachproteinrequiresdistinctdye/proteinratio,whichalsodependsonthepropertiesofdyes.Overlabelingofaproteincoulddetrimentallyaffectsitsbindingaffinitywhiletheproteinconjugatesoflowdye/proteinratiogivesreducedsensitivity.Werecommendyouexperimentallydeterminethebestdye/proteinratiobyrepeatingSteps4and5usingaserialdifferentamountoflabelingdyesolutions.Ingeneral4-6dyes/proteinarerecommendedformostofdye-proteinconjugates.

b.     Use10:1molarratioofSolutionB(dye)/SolutionA(protein)asthestartingpoint:Add5µlofthedyestocksolution(SolutionB,assumingthedyestocksolutionis10mM)intothevialoftheproteinsolution(95µlofSolutionA)witheffectiveshaking.Theconcentrationoftheproteinis~0.05mMassumingtheproteinconcentrationis10mg/mLandthemolecularweightoftheproteinis~200KD.

c.      Note:TheconcentrationoftheDMSOintheproteinsolutionshouldbe<10%

c.      Runconjugationreaction(seeStep4below).

d.     Repeat#3.2withthemolarratiosofSolutionB/SolutionAat5:1;15:1and20:1respectively.

e.     Purifythedesiredconjugatesusingpremadespincolumns.

f.       Calculatethedye/proteinratio(DOS)fortheabove4conjugates(seenextpage).

g.      Runyourfunctionaltestsoftheabove4conjugatestodeterminethebestdye/proteinratiotoscaleupyourlabelingreaction.

4.      Runconjugationreaction:

a.      Addtheappropriateamountofdyestocksolution(SolutionB)intothevialoftheproteinsolution(SolutionA)witheffectiveshaking.

b.     Note:ThebestmolarratioofSolutionB/SolutionisdeterminedfromStep3.6.IfStep3isskipped,werecommendtouse10:1molarratioofSolutionB(dye)/SolutionA(protein).

c.      Continuetorotateorshakethereactionmixtureatroomtemperaturefor30-60minutes.

5.      Purifytheconjugation

a.      Thefollowingprotocolisanexampleofdye-proteinconjugatepurificationbyusingaSephadexG-25column.

b.     PrepareSephadexG-25columnaccordingtothemanufactureinstruction.

c.      Loadthereactionmixture(directlyfromStep4)tothetopoftheSephadexG-25column.

d.     AddPBS(pH7.2-7.4)assoonasthesamplerunsjustbelowthetopresinsurface.

e.     AddmorePBS(pH7.2-7.4)tothedesiredsampletocompletethecolumnpurification.Combinethefractionsthatcontainthedesireddye-proteinconjugate.

f.       Note1:Forimmediateuse,thedye-proteinconjugateneedbedilutedwithstainingbuffer,andaliquotedformultipleuses.

g.      Note2:Forlongertermstorage,dye-proteinconjugatesolutionneedbeconcentratedorfreezedried(seebelow).

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