AEQUOREA GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN - EXPRESSION OF THE GENE AND FLUORESCENCE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RECOMBINANT PROTEIN

被引:322
作者
INOUYE, S [1 ]
TSUJI, FI [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SAN DIEGO,SCRIPPS INST OCEANOG,DIV MARINE BIOL RES 0202,LA JOLLA,CA 92093
关键词
BIOLUMINESCENCE; AEQUORIN; CALCIUM; CHROMOPHORE; ENERGY TRANSFER;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(94)80472-9
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Expression of the cDNA for Aequorea green fluorescent protein in E coli yielded a fused protein with fluorescence excitation and emission spectra virtually identical to those of the native green fluorescent protein. Further, a solution of the protein, when mixed with aequorin and calcium ion, emitted a greenish luminescence characteristic of the in vivo luminescence of the animal, indicating a radiationless energy transfer to the protein.
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页码:277 / 280
页数:4
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