Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down
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...that bind endogenous fluorescent co-factors can be used. Examples include the LOV domains that bind flavin...protein that binds bilirubin (Kumagai, 2013). Next to these naturally occurring co-factor binding proteins...molecules can be indirectly visualized by using protein domains that specifically bind the molecule of ...proteins, systems wherein a protein binds a synthetic, fluorescent analogue have been engineered (Thorn, 2017...is big
GFP is a 28 kDa protein that resembles a cylinder with a length of 4.2 nm and a diameter of about...genetically encoded probes are based on cofactor binding proteins as described above. The smallest tags ...tags are peptides that are engineered to bind specifically and with high affinity to fluorophores. Examples...