Single molecule spectroscopic characterization of GFP-MUT2 mutant for two-photon microscopy applications

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 65, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 186-193

  Cannone, Fabio ^a,e   Caccia, Michele ^a,e   Bologna, Sara ^b,e   Diaspro, Alberto ^c,d   Chirico, Giuseppe ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d Centro di Riabilitazione Sol et Salus (RN)   (Italy)

^e INFM   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; GFP; Photobleaching; Two photon microscopy

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; CHROMOPHORES; CLEANING; EXCITED STATES; FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULES; PHOTONS; PROTEINS; SILICA GEL;

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; IN-VIVO; PROTEIN MUTANTS; SINGLE MOLECULE; SINGLE MOLECULE LEVEL; SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; TWO PHOTON MICROSCOPY; TWO-PHOTON EXCITATIONS;

PHOTOBLEACHING;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; SILICA GEL; TITANIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GFPMUT2 GENE; IMAGING SYSTEM; KINETICS; LASER; MICROSCOPE; MULTIPHOTON MICROSCOPY; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO PHOTON MICROSCOPY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

FLUORESCENCE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE, MULTIPHOTON; MUTATION; PHOTOBLEACHING; PHOTONS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 14144252474     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20125     Document Type: Article

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