CellLight reagents and their targeting sequences—Table 11.1

Target Targeting Sequence Ref GFP
(489/508 nm) *
RFP
(555/584 nm) *
Handbook Section
ActinHuman actin1C10582C10583
C10127 ‡
Section 11.1
TubulinHuman tubulin2C10613C10614 Section 11.2
MAP4MAP43C10598C10599Section 11.2
TalinHuman talin 2341–25414C10611C10612Section 11.2
Chromatin Histone 2B (H2B) 5 C10594 C10595 Section 12.5
MitochondriaLeader sequence of E1α pyruvate dehydrogenase6C10600C10601Section 12.2
LysosomesLamp1 (lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1)7C10596C10597Section 12.3
PeroxisomesPeroxisomal C-terminal targeting sequence8C10604 Section 12.3
EndosomesRab5a9C10586C10587Section 12.3, Section 16.1
SynaptosomesSynaptophysin10C10609C10610Section 16.1
Endoplasmic reticulumER signal sequence of calreticulin and KDEL (ER retention signal)11C10590C10591Section 12.4
Golgi apparatusHuman golgi-resident enzyme N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 212C10592C10593Section 12.4
NucleusLSV40 nuclear localization sequence13C10602C10603Section 12.5
Plasma membraneMyristoylation/palmitoylation sequence from Lck tyrosine kinase14C10607 †C10608 †Section 14.4
CytoplasmNo targeting sequence
B10383 Section 14.7
* Approximate absorption (Abs) and fluorescence (Em) maxima, in nm; GFP (Green Fluorescent Protein) and RFP ref (Red Fluorescent Protein) can be imaged using optical filters for fluorescein (FITC) and tetramethylrhodamine (TRITC) dyes, respectively. † Also available is CellLight Plasma Membrane-CFP (C10606), which generates a cyan-autofluorescent protein fused to the plasma membrane targeting sequence from Lck tyrosine kinase. ‡ This Cellular Lights Actin-RFP (C10127) contains the BacMam 1.0 vector, whereas all of the CellLight reagents listed in this table contain the BacMam 2.0 vector. 1. Curr Biol (1997) 7:176; 2. PLoS One (2009) 4:e8171; 3. J Cell Biol (1995) 130:639; 4. Plant J (2003) 33:775; 5. Curr Biol (1998) 8:377; 6. J Biol Chem (2004) 279:13044; 7. J Cell Sci (2005) 118:5243; 8. J Cell Biol (1989) 108:1657; 9. J Biol Chem (2009) 284:29218; 10. J Neurosci (2006) 26:3604; 11. FEBS Lett (1997) 405:18; 12. J Cell Biol (1998) 143:1505; 13. Trends Biochem Sci (1991) 16:478; 14. EMBO J (1997) 16:4983.