Abstract
AbstractSmall chemical/biological interaction pairs are at the forefront in tracing protein function and interaction at high signal‐to‐background ratios in cellular pathways. However, the optimal design of scaffold, linker, and chelator head still deserve systematic investigation to achieve the highest affinity and kinetic stability for in vitro and especially cellular applications. We report on a library of N‐nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA)‐based multivalent chelator heads (MCHs) built on linear, cyclic, and dendritic scaffolds and compare these with regard to their binding affinity and stability for the labeling of cellular His‐tagged proteins. Furthermore, we describe a new approach for tracing cellular target proteins at picomolar probe concentrations in cells. Finally, we outline fundamental differences between the MCH scaffolds and define a cyclic trisNTA chelator that displays the highest affinity and kinetic stability of all reported reversible, low‐molecular‐weight interaction pairs.
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