Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Photostability
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...differ between fluorescent proteins in the same spectral class (Cranfill et al, 2016).
This non-linear ...important since different fluorescence imaging strategies use widely varying amounts of excitation power...levels (for a prolonged time). Other illumination strategies, such as 2-photon-excitation, selective plane...conditions such as cellular redox state and oxygen concentration may affect photobleaching rates (Shaner et al...the conclusions reached at high power may not translate to real applications in which far less power is...proteins. To avoid diffusion, the proteins are (i) trapped in microdroplets in a water/oil emulsion, (ii) ...) embedded in a gel, or (iii) attached to a substrate. These in vitro methods allow for a well-controlled...