Diversity and evolution of coral fluorescent proteins.

GFP-like fluorescent proteins (FPs) are the key color determinants in reef-building corals (class Anthozoa, order Scleractinia) and are of considerable interest as potential genetically encoded fluorescent labels. Here we report 40 additional members of the GFP family from corals. There are three ma...

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Main Authors: Naila O Alieva, Karen A Konzen, Steven F Field, Ella A Meleshkevitch, Marguerite E Hunt, Victor Beltran-Ramirez, David J Miller, Jörg Wiedenmann, Anya Salih, Mikhail V Matz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2481297?pdf=render