Targeting aequorin and green fluorescent protein to intracellular organelles

Gene

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 113-117

  De Giorgi, Francesca ^a   Brini, Marisa ^a   Bastianutto, Carlo ^a   Marsault, Robert ^a   Montero, Mayte ^a   Pizzo, Paola ^a   Rossi, Raffaela ^a   Rizzuto, Rosario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aequorea victoria; Calcium; Cytosol; Eukaryotes; Expression; GFP; Mitochondria; Nucleus; Organelle; Photoproteins

Indexed keywords

AEQUORIN; CALCIUM ION; FLUORESCENT DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

CELL LABELING; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ORGANELLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JELLYFISH; MITOCHONDRION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; REPORTER GENE;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0029894661     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00687-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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