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Lumazine protein (LumP) of Photobacterium phosphoreum is a small protein which binds a fluorescent pteridine, 6,7-dimethyl-8-(1'-D-ribityl)lumazine, as cofactor. In P. phosphoreum, it acts to shift the wavelength of light emitted by luciferase, LuxAB, from 495 nm to a shorter wavelength, around 475 nm (Lee et al, 1991; O'Kane et al, 1990 and references cited therein). It may be partially responsible for the much higher perceived brightness of P. phosphoreum luminescence compared to other bioluminescent bacteria such as Xenorhabdus luminescens. To find out, we hope to compare bioluminescence of E. coli expressing X. luminescens luxAB (BBa_K216008) with and without lumazine protein.

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