The molecular properties and applications of Anthozoa fluorescent proteins and chromoproteins

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-296

  Verkhusha, Vladislav V ^a   Lukyanov, Konstantin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSENSORS; CELLS; CHROMOPHORES; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OLIGOMERS; TISSUE;

GREEN FLORESCENT PROTEINS (GFP); MOLECULAR LABELING;

PROTEINS;

ANTHOZOA CHROMOPROTEIN; ANTHOZOA FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FAR RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; ANTHOZOA; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL LABELING; COLOR; CONTRAST; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; GENE EXPRESSION; IMAGING; JELLYFISH; MUTAGENESIS; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN VARIANT; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENT DYES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

AEQUOREA; AEQUOREA VICTORIA; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; SCYPHOZOA; VICTORIA;

EID: 1542336956     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt943     Document Type: Review

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