A new harvest of fluorescent proteins

In this issue, Shaner et al. describe a veritable cornucopia of new fluorescent proteins, including mCherry, mBanana, mOrange, mStrawberry, mTangerine and mHoneydew. Fluorescent proteins make possible the relatively straightforward study of favorite proteins within living cells, and cell biologists...

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Published in:	Nature biotechnology Vol. 22; no. 12; pp. 1524 - 1525
Main Author:	Patterson, George H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Nature Publishing Group 01-12-2004
Subjects:	Animals Anthozoa - genetics Anthozoa - metabolism Discosoma Genetic Enhancement - methods Luminescent Proteins - biosynthesis Luminescent Proteins - chemistry Luminescent Proteins - genetics Mutagenesis, Site-Directed Protein Engineering - methods Recombinant Proteins - biosynthesis Recombinant Proteins - chemistry Red Fluorescent Protein Spectrometry, Fluorescence - methods Spectrometry, Fluorescence - trends
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Summary:	In this issue, Shaner et al. describe a veritable cornucopia of new fluorescent proteins, including mCherry, mBanana, mOrange, mStrawberry, mTangerine and mHoneydew. Fluorescent proteins make possible the relatively straightforward study of favorite proteins within living cells, and cell biologists have become increasingly dependent on them as research tools. Why should this latest crop interest the average cell biologist? The limitations of existing fluorescent proteins have direct consequences for experimental design and interpretation. Shaner et al. address some of these drawbacks and present new variants that should extend our capabilities.
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ISSN:	1087-0156 1546-1696
DOI:	10.1038/nbt1204-1524