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This work was supported by Russian Academy of Sciences (Molecular and Cell Biology program and Innovation and Development support 31-236), Howard Hughes Medical Institute (55005618) and Rosnauka grants 02.512.11.2216 and 02.512.12.2053. D.M.C. and K.A.L. are supported by President of the Russian Federation grants MK-6119.2008.4 and MD-2780.2009.4.
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Bogdanov, A., Bogdanova, E., Chudakov, D. et al. Cell culture medium affects GFP photostability: a solution. Nat Methods 6, 859–860 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth1209-859
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