Chromoproteins: Colorful Proteins For Molecular Biology Experiments
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...coli BioBrick plasmids (meffRed, eforRed, asPink, spisPink, scOrange, fwYellow, amilGFP, amajLime, cjBlue...contrast, the widely used green fluorescent protein (GFP) gives a bright green fluorescence when exposed to...at the cells on the plate. For example, if your plasmid contains a gene encoding a blue chromoprotein, ...colonies to determine which cells have taken up the plasmid. Of course, other follow up methods like sequencing...chromoproteins. In some cases, cells containing high-copy plasmid-borne chromoproteins lost color overnight in liquid...problem. There is no single “ideal” chromoprotein plasmid that combines the most desirable features: intense...Chromoproteins for allelic exchange
Figure 3: pTOX plasmids expressing amilCP and tsPurple genes. Image: Lazarus...