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Green fluorescent protein (GFP)

Ciro Santilli (@cirosantilli,  40) ... Biology Level of organization of bodies Molecular biology Molecular biology technique Fluorescent protein List of fluorescent proteins
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The 3D structure of GFP is so cool. It is so clearly a bottle with a fluorescent bit well isolated right in the middle. Like a little lamp.

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Green fluorescent protein by Codex  0 Created 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-11-05
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GFP is a fluorescent protein used to report cellular location or gene expression. Fluorophore maturation and protein turnover introduce delays and filtering, so measured intensity does not in general reproduce an instantaneous transcription rate.
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