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Structure and dynamics of green fluorescent protein.
Current opinion in structural biology - 1 Dec 1997
Phillips G N
Abstract excerpt
Many marine organisms are luminescent. The proteins that produce the light include a primary light producer (aequorin or luciferase) and often a secondary photoprotein that red shifts the light for better penetration in the ocean. Green fluorescent protein is one such secondary protein. It is remarkable in that it autocatalyzes the formation of its own fluorophore and thus can be expressed in a variety of...
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