| Literature DB >> 8303295 |
M Chalfie1, Y Tu, G Euskirchen, W W Ward, D C Prasher.
Abstract
A complementary DNA for the Aequorea victoria green fluorescent protein (GFP) produces a fluorescent product when expressed in prokaryotic (Escherichia coli) or eukaryotic (Caenorhabditis elegans) cells. Because exogenous substrates and cofactors are not required for this fluorescence, GFP expression can be used to monitor gene expression and protein localization in living organisms.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8303295 DOI: 10.1126/science.8303295
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728