Development of a novel GFP-based ratiometric excitation and emission pH indicator for intracellular studies

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3300-3314

  Bizzarri, Ranieri ^a,b   Arcangeli, Caterina ^a   Arosio, Daniele ^a   Ricci, Fernanda ^a   Faraci, Paolo ^a   Cardarelli, Francesco ^a   Beltram, Fabio ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINE; CELL PH; CELL STIMULATION; FIELD EMISSION; FILTER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMAGING; LIGHT; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECTRUM; TARGET VARIABLE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 33646140570     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.074708     Document Type: Article

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