Promega's Cookie Policy

We use cookies and similar technologies to make our website work, run analytics, improve our website, and show you personalized content and advertising. Some of these cookies are essential for our website to work. For others, we won’t set them unless you accept them. To find out more about cookies and how to manage cookies, read our Cookie Policy.

HiBiT Protein Tagging System

Analyze and quantify proteins with high-sensitivity, tailored for your need.

HiBiT allows precise quantification and localization of proteins using simple, single-reagent bioluminescence methods. The adaptability and sensitivity provides new possibilities for studying protein function, degradation, secretion, and interactions.

What Is HiBiT Tagging?

HiBiT is a small, 11-amino-acid, epitope tag capable of producing a bioluminescent signal when bound to its complementation partner, LgBiT. HiBiT has unparalleled versatility and convenience with options for both simple and fast bioluminescent detection. The sensitive, high-affinity anti-HiBiT monoclonal antibody enables use in traditional immunoassays like Western blots and immunoprecipitation, making it adaptable to diverse workflows.

HiBiT technology offers an exceptional dynamic range, detecting low-abundance proteins at endogenous levels without requiring overexpression, thus preserving physiological relevance.

How does HiBiT compare with other epitope tags?

Get HiBiT Sequence

To obtain the HiBiT sequence, you must review the terms and conditions for use.

View this video to learn how HiBiT works.

HiBiT Products

Protein Expression


Endogenous HiBiT Expression

HiBiT Overexpression

Protein Quantification


Intracellular Live-Cell Kinetic Quantification

Cell-Surface or Secreted Protein Quantification

Total Protein Quantification

Functional & Cellular Assays


Target Cell Killing

Viral Neutralization

Autophagy

Reduce Artifacts and Study Endogenously Expressed Proteins with CRISPR Technology

CRISPR insertion allows for monitoring of proteins under endogenous expression, removing artifacts observed from overexpression and more accurately modeling the biology. The small size of HiBiT makes insertion with CRISPR efficient, and the bioluminescence method enables sensitive, quantitative detection, even of proteins with low expression. The process removes the need for molecular cloning, reducing the time it takes to insert a knock-in tag from weeks to days.

Download CRISPR MethodLearn More about CRISPR Knock-ins
14287MB
14286MB

Left Panel: Stabilizing Hif1a-HiBiT by incubation with the hypoxia mimetic 1,10-phenanthroline. Right Panel: Targeted degradation of HiBiT-BRD4 by incubating with compound dBET1. See figure details in this article: Quantifying Protein Abundance at Endogenous Levels.

Learn how to accurately measure protein surface expression with the Nano-Glo® HiBiT Extracellular and Lytic Assays in this whitepaper.