Fluorescent Proteins 101: Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins
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.../ I203R) (2) and PA-mRFP1(S146H / I161V / I197H) (3) were derived from DsRed and mRFP, respectively. When...PubMed PMID:19169259. PubMed Central PMCID:PMC2901231.
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Applications of photoactivatable fluorescent proteins
Some of the most important applications for ...conventional FP imaging. PA-FPs are divided into 2 main categories - those with irreversible and reversible photoactivation...photoactivation - and have enabled sophisticated imaging techniques.
Irreversible photoactivation
Irreversible...level of background fluorescence. For any PA-FP application, the brighter the fluorescence the better. More...photoactivation. A high contrast ratio usually indicates that a PA-FP has a low level of spontaneous fluorescence...