The fluorogenic dye MaP655-Halo was synthesized as described previously (where the fluorogenic dye was initially named “Probe 29”)29 (link), stored at –20 °C in anhydrous dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO, Sigma-Aldrich), and diluted in water (+/− DNA) to a 10-fold stock solution just before the expression experiments were started. Briefly, MaP655-Halo was synthesized upon protection of the 6-carboxy group of 6-carboxy silicon rhodamine using allyl bromide in the presence of Et3N and K2CO3. Subsequently, the acyl chloride was formed by means of POCl3 followed by nucleophilic acyl substitution with 3,5-difluorobenzenesulfonamide. Deprotection of the allyl ester using Pd(PPh3)4 and 1,3-dimethylbarbituric acid as well as coupling of the chloroalkane ligand to the 6-carboxy group by means of PyBOP and DIPEA yielded MaP655-Halo.
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