Bioluminescent quantum dots.
Bioluminescence is widely used for in vivo imaging of nude mice. By conjugating luciferase protein to quantum dots, bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) turns these useful fluorophores into a new class of bioluminescent probe.
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D000818:Animals; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D004735:Energy Transfer; D008156:Luciferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D049449:Luminescence; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D008164:Luminescent Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D049329:Nanostructures; D045663:Quantum Dots; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D008164:Luminescent Proteins; D008156:Luciferases