To obtain fluorescently labeled protein DR5-B-iRGD, first the DR5-B-iRGD amino acid sequence was genetically modified at the N-end by replacing the amino acid residue valine in the 114 position to cysteine by site-directed mutagenesis. The cysteine-modified proteins DR5-B and DR5-B-iRGD were obtained by the method earlier reported for DR5-B [45 (link)]. Further, the cysteine-modified proteins DR5-B and DR5-B-iRGD were labeled by maleimide chemistry coupling with the fluorescent dye sulfo-Cyanine 3 maleimide (Lumiprobe, Moscow, Russia) according to the manufacturer’s protocol.
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