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Discovery of Red-Shifting Mutations in Firefly Luciferase Using High-Throughput Biochemistry.
Biochemistry - 19 Mar 2024
Colee Clair M, Oberlag Nicole M, Simon Marcell, Chapman Owen S, Flanagan Lyndsey C, Reid-McLaughlin Edison S, Gewing-Mullins Jordan A, Maiche Synaida, Patel Devi F, Cavalcanti Andre R O, Leconte Aaron M
Abstract excerpt
Photinus pyralis luciferase (FLuc) has proven a valuable tool for bioluminescence imaging, but much of the light emitted from the native enzyme is absorbed by endogenous biomolecules. Thus, luciferases displaying red-shifted emission enable higher resolution during deep-tissue imaging. A robust model of how protein structure determines emission color would greatly aid the engineering of red-shifted mutants, but...
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