Firefly luciferase as a tool in molecular and cell biology.
The unique properties of firefly luciferase and the cloning of the gene for this enzyme have spawned a number of novel applications of this protein. We summarize a few of these applications including its use as a reporter gene, as a model for the study of protein import into peroxisomes, and as a component of a heterologous gene expression system.
Gould
S J
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Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.
Subramani
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D000818:Animals; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000201:enzymology; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics; D008830:Microbodies / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D009154:Mutation; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
D011506:Proteins; D008156:Luciferases