A never ending race for new and improved fluorescent proteins

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Bioluminescent and fluorescent proteins are now used as tools for research in all organisms. There has been massive progress over the past 15 years in creating a palette of fluorescent proteins with a wide spectrum of specific properties. One of the big challenge...

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Main Authors: Jones Alexander M, Ehrhardt David W, Frommer Wolf B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/10/39
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spelling doaj-7bcac160be8e43489520fb23eb6d736b2020-11-25T00:38:53ZengBMCBMC Biology1741-70072012-05-011013910.1186/1741-7007-10-39A never ending race for new and improved fluorescent proteinsJones Alexander MEhrhardt David WFrommer Wolf B<p>Abstract</p> <p>Bioluminescent and fluorescent proteins are now used as tools for research in all organisms. There has been massive progress over the past 15 years in creating a palette of fluorescent proteins with a wide spectrum of specific properties. One of the big challenges is to decide which variant may be best for a certain application. A recent article by Mann <it>et al</it>. in <it>BMC Biotechnology </it>describes a new orange fluorescent protein in plants.</p> <p>See research article <url>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/12/17</url></p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/10/39
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A never ending race for new and improved fluorescent proteins
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title_short A never ending race for new and improved fluorescent proteins
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description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Bioluminescent and fluorescent proteins are now used as tools for research in all organisms. There has been massive progress over the past 15 years in creating a palette of fluorescent proteins with a wide spectrum of specific properties. One of the big challenges is to decide which variant may be best for a certain application. A recent article by Mann <it>et al</it>. in <it>BMC Biotechnology </it>describes a new orange fluorescent protein in plants.</p> <p>See research article <url>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/12/17</url></p>
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