Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferases
Type
Blog Post
Published
July 22, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
...codon-optimized
613 (luciferin),730–743 (analogs)
64
Luciferin or naphthyl-luciferin analogs
ATP
No
Deep...Well-established
Natural and engineered luciferases
Although firefly luciferase was the first bioluminescent reporter...have engineered a variety of improved luciferases. NanoLuc® Luciferase is the best known: it’s derived from...Oplophorus gracilirostris) luciferase and engineered to be extra bright. Other luciferases have been modified ...mammalian systems. Our luciferase collection page has a detailed list of luciferase options.
Table 2: Properties...Coelenterazine
None
Yes
Japanese firefly(Luciola cruciata)
Natural
562
64
Luciferin
ATP
No
Luminous shrimp(Oplophorus...ATP
No
Luciferase reporter assays for monitoring gene regulation
Since firefly luciferase was first...