Dual-color photon counting histogram analysis of mRFP1 and EGFP in living cells

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4273-4284

  Hillesheim, Lindsey N ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Müller, Joachim D ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN MRFP1;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAME PHOTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HISTOGRAM; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 33845366646     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.085845     Document Type: Article

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