Novel peptide sequence ("IQ-tag") with high affinity for NIR fluorochromes allows protein and cell specific labeling for in vivo imaging

PLoS ONE

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Kelly, Kimberly A ^a   Carson, Jonathan ^a   McCarthy, Jason R ^a   Weissleder, Ralph ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCHROME; PEPTIDE; COLORING AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGE DISPLAY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHEMISTRY; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIOPHAGES; COLORING AGENTS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 39849084361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000665     Document Type: Article

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