Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferase
Type
Blog Post
Published
June 24, 2014, 3:59 p.m.
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560
61
Luciferin
ATP
No
Japanese firefly(Luciola cruciate/lateralis)Italian firefly(Luciola italica... plasmids expressing luciferase
Luciferase reporter assay
The typical luciferase-containing plasmid is...cloning of firefly luciferase was published in 1985, several studies utilized luciferase as a genetic reporter...Well-established
Biological sources of luciferase
Although luciferase isolated from the firefly beetle (Photinus...second most commonly used luciferase. Other organisms from which luciferases have been cloned from include...italica)Southern Russian firefly(Luciola mingrelica)
562
64
Luciferin
ATP
No
Jamaican click beetle(Pyrophorus...plagiophthalamus)
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Luciferin
ATP
No
Railroad worms(Phrixothrix hirtus)
630
64
Luciferin
ATP
No
Common...