Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Although fluorescence microscopy permeates all of cell and molecular biology, most
biologists have little experience with the underlying photophysical phenomena …

Fluorescent proteins are genetically encoded, easily imaged reporters crucial in biology and
biotechnology,. When a protein is tagged by fusion to a fluorescent protein, interactions …

Green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria and its homologs from
diverse marine animals are widely used as universal genetically encoded fluorescent labels …

This critical review provides an overview of the continually expanding family of fluorescent
proteins (FPs) that have become essential tools for studies of cell biology and physiology …

Current fluorescent protein (FP) development strategies are focused on fine-tuning the
photophysical properties of blue to yellow variants derived from the Aequorea victoria …

Green fluorescent protein (GFP) and GFP-like proteins represent invaluable genetically
encoded fluorescent probes,. In the last few years a new class of photoactivatable …

FRET–Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Meeting the need for an up-to-date and detailed
primer on all aspects of the topic, this ready reference reflects the incredible expansion in …

A gene encoding a fluorescent protein from the stony coral Lobophyllia hemprichii has been
cloned in Escherichia coli and characterized by biochemical and biophysical methods. The …

The fluorescence characteristics of photoactivatable proteins can be controlled by irradiating
them with light of a specific wavelength, intensity and duration. This provides unique …