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SNAP-Surface® Block

Catalog # Concentration Size List Price Quantity Your Price
S9143S 200 nmol $237.00
$213.30
Catalog # Size List Price Your Price
S9143S 200 nmol $237.00
$213.30
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SNAP-Surface® Block (C8 propanoic acid benzylguanine, CBG) is a nonfluorescent compound that blocks the reactivity of the SNAP-tag® in solution or on the surface of living cells.

  • It is largely membrane impermeable essentially limiting blocking to cell surface-exposed SNAP-tags
  • Once it reacts with the SNAP-tag, it irreversibly inactivates it for subsequent labeling steps
  • It can be used to generate inactive controls in live cell labeling experiments performed with SNAP-tag fusion proteins
 
The SNAP-tag protein labeling system enables the specific, covalent attachment of virtually any molecule to a protein of interest. The SNAP-tag is a small protein based on mammalian O6-alkylguanine-DNA-alkyltransferase (AGT). SNAP-tag substrates are derivatives of benzylpurines and benzylchloropyrimidines. In the labeling reaction, the substituted benzyl group of the substrate is covalently attached to the SNAP-tag.

There are two steps to using this system: sub-cloning and expression of the protein of interest as a SNAP-tag fusion, and labeling of the fusion with the SNAP-tag substrate of choice. Expression of SNAP-tag fusion proteins is described in the instructions supplied with SNAP-tag plasmids. The labeling of SNAP-tag fusion proteins with SNAP-Surface substrates is described in the instructions supplied with SNAP-Surface substrates. The use of SNAP-Surface Block during the labeling of fusion proteins with SNAP-Surface substrates is described below.
Figure 1: Structure of SNAP-Surface Block (MW 313.31 g/mol)
Figure 1: Structure of SNAP-Surface Block (MW 313.31 g/mol)

Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration
  SNAP-Surface® Block S9143SVIAL -20 1 x 200 nmol

Properties & Usage

Materials Required but not Supplied

  • Cells expressing SNAP-tag fusion proteins 
  • Tissue culture materials and media 
  • Transfection reagents 
  • Fluorescence microscope with suitable filter set 
  • DMSO


Notes
  • Storage: SNAP-Surface Block should be stored at -20°C (long term) or at 4°C (short term). With proper storage at -20°C, SNAP-Surface Block is stable for at least three years dry or 3 months when dissolved in DMSO.
  • For troubleshooting please refer to the instructions supplied with SNAP-Surface products as appropriate.
  • Please note that there is a constant turnover of proteins in the cell. Protein transport to the membrane and internalization followed by degradation or recycling, are constantly ongoing processes. After having blocked SNAP-tag on the cell membrane, newly synthesized protein may be transported to the cell surface and may get labeled during incubation with a fluorescent SNAP-tag substrate. This will give the impression that the blocking was ineffective. In order to minimize these effects of protein synthesis and protein transport, cells may have to be treated with cycloheximide and incubation with the fluorescent SNAP-tag substrate may have to be performed at 4°C.
FAQs
Troubleshooting
Tech Tips

  • After addition of DMSO, pipette up and down at least 10-20 times and vortex vigorously for at least one full minute to ensure full dissolution of the substrate.

  • After diluting the substrate in complete medium, thoroughly pipette up and down at least 10 times to help reduce background.

  • Increasing substrate concentration and/or reaction time usually results in higher background and does not necessarily increase the signal-to-background ratio (SNR).

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Cellular Imaging and Analysis (i.e., SNAP and CLIP products)

Notice to Buyer/User: The Buyer/User has a non-exclusive license to use this system or any component thereof for RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ONLY. Commercial use of this system or any components thereof requires a license from New England Biolabs, Inc., 240 County Road, Ipswich, MA 01938. For detailed information see our Terms of Use .

These patents and patent applications are owned by Covalys, or owned by the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and exclusively licensed to Covalys and NEB.
The products and/or their use may be covered by one or more of the following patents and patent applications:
Methods for Using O6-Alkylguanine-DNA-Alkyltransferases: US 7,939,284; US 8,367,361; EP 1 410 023; EP 2 037 271; EP 1 696 234; EP 2 211 177; JP 4195815; JP 4226053; CN 1295510; CN 1975422; and SG 100125.

Substrates for O6-Alkylguanine-DNA Alkyltransferase: US 7,799,524; and JP 4976651.

Mutants of O6-Alkylguanine-DNA-Alkyltransferases: US 7,888,090. EP 1720981 (pending).

Specific Substrates for O6-Alkylguanine-DNA-Alkyltransferases: US 8,163,479. EP 1730298 (pending). 

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