FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Experimental tool: SunTag(Unk)
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General Information
Symbol
SunTag(Unk)
FlyBase ID
FBto0000739
Name
SunTag (details unknown)
Description
Description

The SunTag(Unk) entry in FlyBase represents an epitope that is known to be derived from the the Saccharomyces cerevisiae GCN4 gene ( SGDID:S000000735 ) and which is bound robustly and specifically by the scFv(GCN4) single-chain variable fragment antibody, but where the precise engineered variant is unknown/unspecified. If a protein of interest is tagged with a repeating array of the SunTag(Unk) epitope, multiple copies of scFv(GCN4) can be recruited to the SunTag(Unk) array. This property of 'signal amplification via protein multimerization' has a number of applications in vivo. For example, if the scFv(GCN4) antibody sequence is fused to a fluorescent protein, expression of a protein of interest tagged with a SunTag(Unk) array can be visualized with very high sensitivity, even at the single molecule level (PMID:25307933).

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Synonyms and Secondary IDs (2)
Reported As
Symbol Synonym
SunTag(Unk)
Name Synonyms
SunTag (details unknown)
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