Issue 15, 2004

Synthesis of fluorescent oligonucleotide–EYFP conjugate: Towards supramolecular construction of semisynthetic biomolecular antennae

Abstract

A novel species of DNA–protein conjugate was synthesized by chemically linking DNA oligonucleotides to Aequorea victoria green fluorescent protein mutant EYFP. An additional cysteine was added to the C-terminus of the EYFP by genetic engineering and used to covalently attach amino-modified oligonucleotide with the aid of the heterobifunctional crosslinker sSMCC. EYFP maintained its fluorescence upon conjugation. The oligonucleotide provides an additional binding site to the fluorescent protein, and hence, the EYFP conjugate could be specifically hybridized with both complementary DNA–protein conjugates in-solution as well as immobilized at capture oligonucleotides attached to a solid substrate. These studies are paving the way for future applications in the self-assembly of photoactive supramolecular complexes, such as artificial light-harvesting systems.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of fluorescent oligonucleotide–EYFP conjugate: Towards supramolecular construction of semisynthetic biomolecular antennae

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 May 2004
Accepted
17 Jun 2004
First published
08 Jul 2004

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2004,2, 2203-2206

Synthesis of fluorescent oligonucleotide–EYFP conjugate: Towards supramolecular construction of semisynthetic biomolecular antennae

F. Kukolka and C. M. Niemeyer, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2004, 2, 2203 DOI: 10.1039/B406492E

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