PAmCherry was purified from E. coli as previously described.[50 ] Briefly, cells of E. coli DH5α containing the plasmid pBAD/HisB-PAmCherry1 (a gift from Vladislav Verkhusha [Addgene plasmid #31931][6 (link)]) were grown to mid-log phase, and protein expression was induced with 0.2% arabinose. Twenty hours after induction, cells were harvested by centrifugation and lysed using B-PER (ThermoScientific). His-tagged PAmCherry was purified using a spin column (HisPur™ Ni-NTA, ThermoScientific).