Abstract
Bioluminescence refers to the emission of light from a living system in which photoproteins such as luciferase enzymes oxidize their substrates to produce light. Because of its high-sensitivity and low-toxicity, bioluminescence imaging (BLI) is particularly useful for in vitro assays and in vivo small animal imaging. It provides a powerful tool to study various important biological questions and processes including gene and protein expression, protein-protein interactions, protein-nucleic acid interactions, and cell signaling pathway functions. This review highlights some of the latest developments in the design and applications of molecular probes for BLI.
Keywords: Bioluminescence imaging, Molecular Imaging, Probe, Luciferase, Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer, MRI, Luciferase Mutugenesis, D-luciferin Analogs, Luciferase Fused Proteins, Intramolecular Enzyme Complementation
Current Organic Synthesis
Title: Molecular Probes for Bioluminescence Imaging
Volume: 8 Issue: 4
Author(s): Song Wu, Edwin Chang and Zhen Cheng
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Keywords: Bioluminescence imaging, Molecular Imaging, Probe, Luciferase, Bioluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer, MRI, Luciferase Mutugenesis, D-luciferin Analogs, Luciferase Fused Proteins, Intramolecular Enzyme Complementation
Abstract: Bioluminescence refers to the emission of light from a living system in which photoproteins such as luciferase enzymes oxidize their substrates to produce light. Because of its high-sensitivity and low-toxicity, bioluminescence imaging (BLI) is particularly useful for in vitro assays and in vivo small animal imaging. It provides a powerful tool to study various important biological questions and processes including gene and protein expression, protein-protein interactions, protein-nucleic acid interactions, and cell signaling pathway functions. This review highlights some of the latest developments in the design and applications of molecular probes for BLI.
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Wu Song, Chang Edwin and Cheng Zhen, Molecular Probes for Bioluminescence Imaging, Current Organic Synthesis 2011; 8 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017911796117188
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157017911796117188 |
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