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Product Information
The ChromoTek RFP-Trap® Magnetic Agarose are affinity beads for IP of RFP-fusion proteins. It comprises a RFP Nanobody/ VHH coupled to magnetic agarose.
| Description | The RFP-Trap® Magnetic Agarose Kit contains RFP-Trap Magnetic Agarose, lysis, wash, and elution buffers for efficient immunoprecipitation of RFP-fusion proteins and their interacting factors. • Fast, reliable & efficient one-step immunoprecipitation • Ready-to-use • No heavy & light antibody chains on the SDS-PAGE • Stable under harsh washing conditions • Suitable for downstream mass spec analysis | 
| Applications | IP, CoIP, ChIP, RIP | 
| Specificity/Target | mRFP, mCherry, mRFPruby, mPlum, tagRFP, mKate2, mOrange, PA-mCherry, mScarlet For the complete list, please click here: Fluorescent protein specificity table | 
| Binding capacity | 22.5 μg of recombinant RFP per 25 μL bead slurry | 
| Conjugate | Magnetic agarose beads; bead size: ~40 µm (cross-linked 6 % magnetic agarose beads) | 
| Elution buffer | SDS sample buffer 0.2 M glycine pH 2.5 | 
| Wash buffer compatibility | 4 M urea, 2 M NaCl, 10 mM DTT, 2 % Nonidet P40 Substitute, 1 % Triton X-100 | 
| Type | Nanobody | 
| Class | Recombinant | 
| Host | Alpaca | 
| Affinity (KD) | Dissociation constant KD of 5 nM | 
| Compatibility with mass spectrometry | The RFP-Trap® is optimized for on-bead digestion. For the application note, please click here: On-bead digest protocol for mass spectrometry | 
| RRID | AB_2631363 | 
| Storage Buffer | 20% ethanol | 
| Storage Condition | Shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt store at 4°C. Stable for one year. Do not freeze! | 
Kit components
| Component | Description | 
|---|---|
| RFP-Trap® Magnetic Agarose | 20 reactions (500 µL) | 
| Lysis buffer | Optimized for cytoplasmatic proteins and mammalian cell lysis | 
| RIPA buffer | Optimized for nuclear/chromatin proteins and mammalian cell lysis | 
| Wash buffer | Removal of unwanted proteins, peptides, etc. | 
| Dilution buffer | Dilution of cell lysate | 
| Elution buffer | For acidic elution | 
Documentation
| SDS | 
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| rtmak_SDS_RFP-Trap® Magnetic Agarose Kit (EN) | 
| Datasheet | 
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| RFP-Trap® Magnetic Agarose, Kit for Immunoprecipitation Datasheet | 
| White papers | 
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| Split Fluorescent Protein Technology (PDF) | 
| RFP-Trap Specificity | 
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| Fluorescent protein specificity table (PDF) | 
| Trouble shooting | 
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| Troubleshooting guide immunoprecipitation (IP) (PDF) | 
| Application notes | 
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| Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) with RFP-tagged proteins | 
Publications
| Application | Title | 
|---|---|
| Mol Neurodegener Nuclear import receptors are recruited by FG-nucleoporins to rescue hallmarks of TDP-43 proteinopathy | |
| Commun Biol βA1-crystallin regulates glucose metabolism and mitochondrial function in mouse retinal astrocytes by modulating PTP1B activity. | |
| Commun Biol βA3/A1-crystallin regulates apical polarity and EGFR endocytosis in retinal pigmented epithelial cells. | |
| mBio CDC50 Orthologues in Plasmodium falciparum Have Distinct Roles in Merozoite Egress and Trophozoite Maturation. | |
| Cell Rep RbAp48 Protein Is a Critical Component of GPR158/OCN Signaling and Ameliorates Age-Related Memory Loss. | |
| Sci Adv Transient RNA structures cause aberrant influenza virus replication and innate immune activation | 

