Publication Date:
2006-04-15
Description:
Advances in molecular biology, organic chemistry, and materials science have recently created several new classes of fluorescent probes for imaging in cell biology. Here we review the characteristic benefits and limitations of fluorescent probes to study proteins. The focus is on protein detection in live versus fixed cells: determination of protein expression, localization, activity state, and the possibility for combination of fluorescent light microscopy with electron microscopy. Small organic fluorescent dyes, nanocrystals ("quantum dots"), autofluorescent proteins, small genetic encoded tags that can be complexed with fluorochromes, and combinations of these probes are highlighted.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Giepmans, Ben N G -- Adams, Stephen R -- Ellisman, Mark H -- Tsien, Roger Y -- GM 72033/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- NS27177/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/ -- RR04050/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2006 Apr 14;312(5771):217-24.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, Center for Research in Biological Systems, Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16614209" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Diffusion
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Enzymes/metabolism
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Fluorescence
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Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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*Fluorescent Dyes/chemistry
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Genetic Techniques
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Immunohistochemistry
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*Luminescent Proteins/chemistry/genetics
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Microscopy, Electron
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*Molecular Probe Techniques
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Protein Conformation
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Protein Transport
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Proteins/*analysis/chemistry/metabolism/*physiology
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*Quantum Dots
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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