Confined chromophores in tobacco mosaic virus to mimic green fluorescent protein.
Due to the nano-confinement effect, grafting green fluorescent protein-like chromophores on the interior surface of tobacco mosaic virus can greatly enhance its fluorescence emission in various solvents.
Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China. niu@mail.ipc.ac.cn.
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Fengchi
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Zhongwei
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D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D005021:Ethylamines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005022:Ethyldimethylaminopropyl Carbodiimide / Q000737:chemistry; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D018698:Glutamic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D014027:Tobacco Mosaic Virus / Q000737:chemistry*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000737:chemistry; D056224:Viral Structures
D036022:Capsid Proteins; D005021:Ethylamines; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D014230:Triazoles; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins; D018698:Glutamic Acid; C011852:1-hydroxybenzotriazole; D005022:Ethyldimethylaminopropyl Carbodiimide