Fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) imaging of a single living cell using green fluorescent protein

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2983, Issue , 1997, Pages 58-66

  Periasamy, Ammasi ^a   Kay, Steve A ^b   Day, Richard N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue fluorescent protein; CCD camera; Green fluorescent protein; Huorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET); Microscopy imaging; Pit 1 protein and dimerization

Indexed keywords

AMINES; AMINO ACIDS; CAMERAS; CCD CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DIGITAL CAMERAS; DIMERIZATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE EXPRESSION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PROTEINS; RESONANCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BLUE FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; CCD CHIPS; EMISSION FILTERS; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFERS; FOCAL PLANES; FUSION PROTEINS; GENE PROMOTERS; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER (FRET); IMAGING MICROSCOPIES; LIVING CELLS; MICROSCOPY IMAGING; OPTIMIZED EXCITATIONS; PROTEIN ASSOCIATIONS; PROTEIN FUSIONS; PROTEIN INTERACTIONS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATIONS; SPATIOTEMPORAL DYNAMICS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVITIES;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0005459429     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.274324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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