A bright and photostable photoconvertible fluorescent protein.

McKinney, Sean A; Murphy, Christopher S; Hazelwood, Kristin L; Davidson, Michael W; Looger, Loren L · Nat Methods · 2009

basic_science · Level V

Where this comes from

Abstract

Photoconvertible fluorescent proteins are potential tools for investigating dynamic processes in living cells and for emerging super-resolution microscopy techniques. Unfortunately, most probes in this class are hampered by oligomerization, small photon budgets or poor photostability. Here we report an EosFP variant that functions well in a broad range of protein fusions for dynamic investigations, exhibits high photostability and preserves the approximately 10-nm localization precision of its parent.

Medical subject headings