Tag: Reporter gene

  • Green fluorescent proteinĀ (GFP)

    Green fluorescent proteinĀ (GFP)

    TheĀ green fluorescent proteinĀ (GFP) is aĀ proteinĀ that exhibits bright greenĀ fluorescenceĀ when exposed to light in the blue toĀ ultravioletĀ range. Prendergast FG, Mann KG (Aug 1978). “Chemical and physical properties of aequorin and the green fluorescent protein isolated from Aequorea forskĆ„lea”. Biochemistry. 17 (17): 3448–53. doi:10.1021/bi00610a004. PMID 28749. Tsien RY (1998). “The green fluorescent protein” (PDF). Annual Review of Biochemistry. 67: 509–44. doi:10.1146/annurev.biochem.67.1.509. PMID 9759496 The label GFP traditionally refers to the protein first isolated…

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