green fluorescent protein

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/green_fluorescent_protein
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GFP
gptkbp:chromophore Ser65-Tyr66-Gly67
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Martin_Chalfie
gptkb:Roger_Y._Tsien
gptkb:Osamu_Shimomura
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1962
gptkbp:emissionWavelength 509 nm
gptkbp:emitsColor green
gptkbp:excitationWavelength 395 nm
gptkbp:fluorescence autofluorescent
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:lake
gptkbp:gene gfp
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label green fluorescent protein
gptkbp:molecularWeight ~27 kDa
gptkbp:mutantVariants gptkb:BFP
gptkb:CFP
gptkb:EGFP
gptkb:YFP
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear gptkb:2008_Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry
gptkbp:notableFeature fluoresces without cofactors
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Aequorea_victoria
gptkbp:PDB gptkb:1GFL
gptkbp:structure beta barrel
gptkbp:usedAs reporter gene
gptkbp:usedFor gene expression tracking
live cell imaging
protein localization
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:biotechnology
biosensors
cancer research
cell biology
developmental biology
microbiology
molecular biology
neuroscience
plant biology
drug discovery
synthetic biology
genetic engineering
C. elegans research
Drosophila research
FRET experiments
bacterial research
fluorescence microscopy
mouse models
transgenic organisms
yeast research
zebrafish research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martin_Chalfie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4