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Green fluorescent protein: a molecular lantern that illuminates the cellular interior

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Abbreviations

BFP:

blue fluorescent protein

BiFC:

bimolecular fluorescence complementation

CFP:

cyan fluorescent protein

ESPT:

excited state proton transfer

EYFP:

enhanced yellow fluorescent protein

FCS:

fluorescence correlation spectroscopy

FRAP:

fluorescence recovery after photobleaching

FRET:

fluorescence resonance energy transfer

GFP:

green fluorescent protein

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    Sourav Haldar & Amitabha Chattopadhyay

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Haldar, S., Chattopadhyay, A. Green fluorescent protein: a molecular lantern that illuminates the cellular interior. J Biosci 34, 169–172 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-009-0019-1

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