title: Emerging fluorescent protein technologies.
abstract: Fluorescent proteins (FPs), such as the Aequorea jellyfish green FP (GFP), are firmly established as fundamental tools that enable a wide variety of biological studies. Specifically, FPs can serve as versatile genetically encoded markers for tracking proteins, organelles, or whole cells, and as the basis for construction of biosensors that can be used to visualize a growing array of biochemical events in cells and tissues. In this review we will focus on emerging applications of FPs that represent unprecedented new directions for the field. These emerging applications include new strategies for using FPs in biosensing applications, and innovative ways of using FPs to manipulate protein function or gene expression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada.
authors.forename: Jhon Ralph
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Enterina
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada.
authors.forename: Lanshi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada. Electronic address: robert.e.campbell@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D062308:Optogenetics / Q000379:methods*; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; C485192:green fluorescent protein, Aequorea victoria; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins