Bioconjugations often rely on adaptor molecules to cross-link different biomolecules. In this work, we introduce the molecular adaptor covalin, which is a protein chimera of two self-labeling proteins with nonoverlapping substrate specificity. Covalin permits a selective and covalent heteroconjugation of biomolecules displaying appropriate functional groups. Examples for the use of covalin include the specific heteroconjugation of a reporter enzyme to an antibody and of molecular probes to the surface of living cells. The efficiency and specificity of covalin-based bioconjugations together with the availability of a large variety of substrates create immediate and ubiquitous applications for covalin in bioconjugate chemistry. © 2008 American Chemical Society.
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Chidley, C., Mosiewicz, K., & Johnsson, K. (2008). A designed protein for the specific and covalent heteroconjugation of biomolecules. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 19(9), 1753–1756. https://doi.org/10.1021/bc800268j
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