Kai Johnsson
@kjohnsson.bsky.social
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Chemical biologist @ Max Planck Institut for Medical Research in Heidelberg
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Kai Johnsson
@kjohnsson.bsky.social
· Jul 10
Molecular recording of cellular protein kinase activity with chemical labeling - Nature Chemical Biology
Molecular recorders based on kinase activity-dependent protein labeling track specific kinase activities to understand their link to cellular phenotypes in heterogeneous cell populations and in vivo.
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Kai Johnsson
@kjohnsson.bsky.social
· Jul 9
Fast, Bright and Reversible Rhodamine Tags for Live-Cell Imaging
We present Rho-tag and SiR-tag, engineered protein tags derived from bacterial multidrug-resistance proteins that bind unsubstituted (silicon-) rhodamines with nanomolar affinity, enabling fast, rever...
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Kai Johnsson
@kjohnsson.bsky.social
· Jul 3
SNAP-tag2 for faster and brighter protein labeling - Nature Chemical Biology
SNAP-tag is a widespread tool for labeling protein for bioimaging. Now, Kühn et al. report SNAP-tag2 with increased labeling kinetics and brightness, which translates into a better performance in live...
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Kai Johnsson
@kjohnsson.bsky.social
· Apr 18
Improving split‐HaloTag through computational protein engineering
Split-HaloTag can be used to transform transient molecular interactions into permanent marks through chemical labeling, thereby enabling the recording of transient physiological events in individual ....
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Kai Johnsson
@kjohnsson.bsky.social
· Feb 7
SiR-XActin: A fluorescent probe for imaging actin dynamics in live cells
Imaging actin-dependent processes in live cells is important for understanding numerous biological processes. However, currently used natural-product based fluorescent probes for actin filaments affec...
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