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Green Fluorescent Protein
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Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie and Roger Y. Tsien shared [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2008/ the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry] for their for the discovery and development of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Fluorescent_Protein green fluorescent protein], GFP.<br> | Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie and Roger Y. Tsien shared [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2008/ the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry] for their for the discovery and development of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Fluorescent_Protein green fluorescent protein], GFP.<br> | ||
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{{STRUCTURE_1ema| PDB=1ema | SCENE=Green_Fluorescent_Protein/1ema_highlightchromophore/2 |CAPTION= 1ema, resolution 1.90Å (<scene name='Green_Fluorescent_Protein/1ema_highlightchromophore/2'>initial scene</scene>) }} | {{STRUCTURE_1ema| PDB=1ema | SCENE=Green_Fluorescent_Protein/1ema_highlightchromophore/2 |CAPTION= 1ema, resolution 1.90Å (<scene name='Green_Fluorescent_Protein/1ema_highlightchromophore/2'>initial scene</scene>) }} | ||
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Revision as of 03:49, 21 November 2008
Background
Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie and Roger Y. Tsien shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP.
GFP is small protein (21 kDa) and does not require cofactors to become fluorescent.
Structure
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