Fluorescent Proteins 101: GFP Fusion Proteins - Making the Right Connection
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...study its function is one of the most popular applications of fluorescent proteins. These fusion proteins...steric hindrance. For instance, GFP may occlude catalytic sites or obstruct binding sites or motifs that...that are necessary for post-translational modifications. Despite these potential issues, GFP has been used...linker sequence short
In the early days of GFP applications, many were concerned with steric hindrance by...N-terminus of the donor fluorescent protein can be truncated to increase the FRET efficiency.
Creating fusions...fluorescent protein and protein of interest (POI). To indicate the sequence, people often use terminology like...
Determining other aspects of functionality (catalytic activity or interactions) can be challenging. ...