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Red fluorescent proteins and their properties

K. D. Piatkevich^a, E. N. Efremenko^a, V. V. Verkhusha^b, S. D. Varfolomeev<sup>a

a</sup> Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Chemistry
^b Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Abstract: The main groups of currently known red fluorescent proteins are characterized: their structure, folding and mechanisms of chromophore formation are discussed. The key applications of these proteins as markers and sensors in cell and molecular biology are demonstrated.

Received: 24.07.2009

DOI: 10.1070/RC2010v079n03ABEH004095

 English version: Russian Chemical Reviews, 2010, 79:3, 243–258

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