Bioluminescent quantum dots.

Evanko, Daniel · Nat Methods · 2006

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Bioluminescence is widely used for in vivo imaging of nude mice. By conjugating luciferase protein to quantum dots, bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) turns these useful fluorophores into a new class of bioluminescent probe.

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