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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Green fluorescent protein by Ciro Santilli 40 Updated 2025-07-16
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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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