Photoactivation of pa-GFP in 3D: Optical tools for spatial confinement

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1219-1227

  Testa, I ^a   Garre M ^c   Parazzoli, D ^b   Barozzi, S ^b   Ponzanelli, I ^c   Mazza, D ^a   Faretta, M ^b   Diaspro, A ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^c FIRC INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; GFP; Photoactivatable proteins; Three dimensional optical microscopy; Total internal reflection microscopy; Two photon excitation microscopy

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HISTONE H2B;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LASER; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PHOTOACTIVATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; KINETICS; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY; OPTICAL DEVICES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50449086194     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-008-0317-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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