Luminescent Imaging with Nano-lanterns
Type
Blog Post
Published
May 25, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
...Nano-lanterns contain a Renilla luciferase variant fused to an FP; when supplied with a luciferase substrate, the... problems of low luminescence
By itself, Renilla luciferase has a low quantum yield, and when transiently...first Nano-lantern, a fusion of a mutagenized Renilla luciferase (RLuc8) with Venus. This luminescent technology...energy transfer (BRET). Photons emitted by a Renilla luciferase variant are used to excite the fused fluorescent...the luciferase transfers energy to the FP, resulting in a fluorescent signal. Since their first publication...need for an excitation light source. Instead, a luciferase substrate like coelenterazine is supplied in ...eNL constructs use the brightest characterized luciferase, NanoLuc, and its substrate furimazine. In addition...