Protein_Domain
mCerulean

Part:BBa_J18930

Designed by: Raik Gruenberg   Group: Affiliates   (2010-01-26)


mCerulean CFP

Cerulean GFP is an optimized FRET donor molecule that was rationally designed by Piston and co-workers to eliminate the excited-state heterogeneity of ECFP. In ECFP, a single-exponential fit to the fluorescence lifetime is not feasible due to multiple components, whereas Cerulean exhibits essentially homogeneous excited-state decay kinetics, rendering this protein useful for lifetime imaging... Live cell imaging experiments have demonstrated that Cerulean GFP undergoes highly efficient FRET to yellow acceptor molecules (25, 26). Additionally, Cerulean exhibits more than twice the brightness of ECFP and CyPet, emitting light at fluorescence intensities similar to Citrine (20).

References

  • Rizzo MA, Springer GH, Granada B, Piston DW. (2004) An improved cyan fluorescent protein variant useful for FRET. PMID: 14990965


Sequence and Features


Assembly Compatibility:
  • 10
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[10]
  • 12
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[12]
  • 21
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[21]
  • 23
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[23]
  • 25
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[25]
  • 1000
    COMPATIBLE WITH RFC[1000]


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