Luciferase Protein Complementation Assays for Bioluminescence Imaging of Cells and Mice

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 680, Issue , 2011, Pages 29-43

  Luker, Gary D ^a   Luker, Kathryn E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

bioluminescence; Molecular imaging; optical imaging; PCA; protein complementation assay; split luciferase

Indexed keywords

LUCIFERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MICE; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 79953156216     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-901-7_2     Document Type: Chapter

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