Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy investigation of a GFP mutant-enhanced cyan fluorescent protein and its tubulin fusion in living cells with twophoton excitation

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 395-403

  Wang, Zifu ^a   Shah, Jagesh V ^b   Chen, Zhongping ^c   Sun, Chung Ho ^c   Berns, Michael W ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyan fluorescent protein; Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy; Intracellular diffusion; Microtubule; Polymerization state; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

CELLS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OLIGOMERS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; POLYMERIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY;

ENHANCED CYAN OF GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; INTRACELLULAR DIFFUSION; MICROTUBULE; MOLECULAR BRIGHTNESS; PHOTOBLEACHING; PHOTODYNAMIC EFFECTS; POTOROUS TRIDACTYLIS; TUBULIN; TWO-PHOTON FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY;

PROTEINS;

POTOROUS; POTOROUS TRIDACTYLUS;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENETICS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHOTON; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MACROPODIDAE; MUTATION; PHOTONS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TUBULIN;

EID: 2442715340     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1646416     Document Type: Article

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