Fluorescent Proteins 101: Photoactivatable Fluorescent Proteins
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...minor 475 nm peak, respectively. When wtGFP is illuminated with UV-violet light (~400 nm), the chromophore...PA-GFP to display almost no fluorescence when illuminated with 488nm light. However, when UV-violet light... to a 100-fold increase in fluorescence when illuminated with blue light (1).
Similar to PA-GFP, scientists...derived from DsRed and mRFP, respectively. When illuminated with violet light, both variants are photoconverted...