Structural basis of the ultrasensitive calcium indicator GCaMP6

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 269-274

  Ding, JingJin ^a,b   Luo, Andrew F ^b   Hu, LiYan ^b   Wang, DaCheng ^a   Shao, Feng ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

calcium indicator; GCaMP6; structural basis; ultrasensitivity

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN BINDING;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 84895920989     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-013-4599-5     Document Type: Article

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