Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down
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Blog Post
Published
Aug. 23, 2018, 12:05 p.m.
...to the popularity of GFP including (i) fast and complete maturation to functional, fluorescent protein ...endogenous fluorescent co-factors can be used. Examples include the LOV domains that bind flavin (Buckley...under acidic conditions, with pKa values below 4. Examples include mTurquoise2 (pKa = 3.1), tagRFP (pKa =...diameter of about 2.4 nm (Hink et al., 2000). The complete beta-barrel is necessary for its fluorescence ...specifically and with high affinity to fluorophores. Examples are the FlAsH tag, the His tag and several others... bind the molecule of interest. For instance, pleckstrin homology domains can be used to detect specific... proteins are also a better choice for thicker samples.
Another solution to avoid autofluorescence is ...