The green fluorescent protein is a key technology in bioimaging. In this critical review, we
consider how its various applications can be tailored from knowledge of the excited state …

1. INTRODUCTION The discovery of Anthozoa homologues of the green fluorescent protein
(GFP) from jellyfish Aequorea victoria, which emit not only green but also yellow, orange …

Genetically encoded calcium indicators (GECIs) are powerful tools for systems
neuroscience. Here we describe red, single-wavelength GECIs,“RCaMPs,” engineered from …

Proteins homologous to green fluorescent protein (GFP) span most of the visible spectrum,
offering indispensable tools for live cell imaging. Structural transformations, such as …

Mitochondrial Ca 2+ overload is proposed to regulate cell death via opening of the
mitochondrial permeability transition pore. It is hypothesized that inhibition of the …

Monomeric red fluorescent proteins (mRFPs) have become indispensable tools for studying
protein dynamics, interactions and functions in the cellular environment. Their emission …

The chromophores of the most widely known fluorescent proteins (FPs) are derivatives of a
core p-hydroxybenzylidene-imidazolinon-5-one (HBI) motif, which usually occurs as a …

Corals have the ability to synthesize various pigments, responsible for their characteristic
vivid coloration. Most coral host pigments are green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like pigments …

We report on novel variants of the flavin-based fluorescent protein iLOV with absorption and
emission optical bands shifted to the longer wavelengths relative to their precursor. First …

We have engineered a monomeric blue non-fluorescent chromoprotein called Ultramarine
(fluorescence quantum yield, 0.001; ε 585 nm, 64,000 M− 1. cm− 1) for use as a Förster …