Fluorescent proteins and their applications in imaging living cells and tissues

DM Chudakov, MV Matz, S Lukyanov… - Physiological …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria and its homologs from
diverse marine animals are widely used as universal genetically encoded fluorescent labels …

The molecular properties and applications of Anthozoa fluorescent proteins and chromoproteins

VV Verkhusha, KA Lukyanov - Nature biotechnology, 2004 - nature.com
The green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria and its fluorescent
homologs from Anthozoa corals have become invaluable tools for in vivo imaging of cells …

Imaging intracellular pH in live cells with a genetically encoded red fluorescent protein sensor

M Tantama, YP Hung, G Yellen - Journal of the American …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Intracellular pH affects protein structure and function, and proton gradients underlie the
function of organelles such as lysosomes and mitochondria. We engineered a genetically …

GFP-like proteins as ubiquitous metazoan superfamily: evolution of functional features and structural complexity

DA Shagin, EV Barsova… - Molecular biology …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Homologs of the green fluorescent protein (GFP), including the recently described GFP-like
domains of certain extracellular matrix proteins in Bilaterian organisms, are remarkably …

Kindling fluorescent proteins for precise in vivo photolabeling

DM Chudakov, VV Belousov, AG Zaraisky… - Nature …, 2003 - nature.com
Photobleaching of green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a widely used approach for tracking
the movement of subcellular structures and intracellular proteins,,. Although photobleaching …

GFP family: structural insights into spectral tuning

AA Pakhomov, VI Martynov - Chemistry & biology, 2008 - cell.com
Proteins homologous to green fluorescent protein (GFP) span most of the visible spectrum,
offering indispensable tools for live cell imaging. Structural transformations, such as …

Fluorescent proteins as biomarkers and biosensors: throwing color lights on molecular and cellular processes

OV Stepanenko, VV Verkhusha… - Current Protein and …, 2008 - ingentaconnect.com
Green fluorescent protein (GFP) from jellyfish Aequorea victoria is the most extensively
studied and widely used in cell biology protein. GFP-like proteins constitute a fast growing …

zFP538, a Yellow-Fluorescent Protein from Zoanthus, Contains a Novel Three-Ring Chromophore,

SJ Remington, RM Wachter, DK Yarbrough… - Biochemistry, 2005 - ACS Publications
Crystal structures of the tetrameric yellow-fluorescent protein zFP538 from the button polyp
Zoanthus sp. and a green-emitting mutant (K66M) are presented. The atomic models have …

Kindling Fluorescent Protein from Anemonia sulcata:  Dark-State Structure at 1.38 Å Resolution,

ML Quillin, DM Anstrom, X Shu, S O'Leary, K Kallio… - Biochemistry, 2005 - ACS Publications
When the nonfluorescent chromoprotein asFP595 from Anemonia sulcata is subjected to
sufficiently intense illumination near the absorbance maximum (λabsmax= 568 nm), it …

Chromophore environment provides clue to “kindling fluorescent protein” riddle

DM Chudakov, AV Feofanov, NN Mudrik… - Journal of Biological …, 2003 - ASBMB
asCP, the unique green fluorescent protein-like nonfluorescent chromoprotein from the sea
anemoneAnemonia sulcata, becomes fluorescent (" kindles") upon green light irradiation …