Fluorescent Proteins 101: Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP)
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Blog Post
Published
May 15, 2014, 3:33 p.m.
...GFP is a ~27 kDa protein consisting of 238 amino acids derived from the crystal jellyfish Aequorea victoria...from a maturation reaction of three specific amino acids at the center of the protein (Ser65, Tyr66, and .... Scientists can easily utilize GFP-containing plasmids as a means to many functional ends. We’ve listed...each protein or domain being tested. Find FRET plasmids here.
Split EGFP: An alternative to FRET, split... marking/selection: Expression constructs like plasmids often include GFP as a marker to help identify...serve as an alternative to antibiotic selection. Plasmids of this type may have the GFP under the control...techniques in fluorescent microscopy.
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