Enhanced detection efficiency of genetically encoded tag allows the visualization of monomeric proteins by electron microscopy

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 229-236

  Fukunaga, Yuko ^a,b,d   Higashihara, Ai ^b,d   Nishino, Yuri ^a,b,d   Yasunaga, Takuo ^c,d   Jin, Mingyue ^c,d   Miyazawa, Atsuo ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^b RIKEN SPring 8 Center   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cadmium; electron microscopy; genetically encoded tag; metallothionein; monomeric protein; platinum

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CISPLATIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN; PLATINUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CADMIUM; CISPLATIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PLATINUM; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON DENSITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PLATINUM COMPOUNDS; PROTEINS; VISUALIZATION;

DETECTION EFFICIENCY; ENCODED PROTEINS; GENETICALLY ENCODED TAG; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; METALLOTHIONEINS; MONOMERIC PROTEINS; MONOMERICS; MULTIMERIC; PROTEIN TAGS; TAGGED PROTEINS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84864976128     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfs043     Document Type: Article

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