Probing nucleocytoplasmic transport by two-photon activation of PA-GFP

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 220-226

  Chen, Yan ^a   Macdonald, Patrick J ^a   Skinner, Joseph P ^a   Patterson, George H ^b   Müller, Joachim D ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Green fluorescent protein; Nuclear pore complex; Photoactivation; Restricted diffusion; Two photon microscopy

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CYTOLOGY; PHOTOBLEACHING; PHOTONS; PROTEINS;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEXES; NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT; PHOTO ACTIVATIONS; PHOTOACTIVATABLE; RESTRICTED DIFFUSION; TRANSPORT PROCESS; TWO PHOTON; TWO PHOTON MICROSCOPY; TWO-PHOTON ACTIVATION;

FLUORESCENCE;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CELL STRAIN COS1; CELL TRANSPORT; DIFFUSION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ILLUMINATION; MODEL; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR PORE; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX; NUCLEOCYTOPLASMIC TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TIME;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33645503750     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20252     Document Type: Article

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