Photoconversion in orange and red fluorescent proteins.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/nmeth.1319 and PMC identifier 2675661.
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Abstract
We found that photoconversion is fairly common among orange and red fluorescent proteins, as in a screen of 12 proteins, 8 exhibited photoconversion. Specifically, three red fluorescent proteins could be switched to a green state, and two orange variants could be photoconverted to a far-red state. The orange proteins are ideal for dual-probe highlighter applications, and they exhibited the most red-shifted excitation of all fluorescent proteins described to date.
Medical subject headings
- Luminescent Proteins
- Photochemical Processes