The Fluorescent Toolbox for Assessing Protein Location and Function

@article{Giepmans2006TheFT,
  title={The Fluorescent Toolbox for Assessing Protein Location and Function},
  author={Ben N. G. Giepmans and Stephen R. Adams and Mark Ellisman and Roger Tsien},
  journal={Science},
  year={2006},
  volume={312},
  pages={217 - 224}
}
Advances in molecular biology, organic chemistry, and materials science have recently created several new classes of fluorescent probes for imaging in cell biology. Here we review the characteristic benefits and limitations of fluorescent probes to study proteins. The focus is on protein detection in live versus fixed cells: determination of protein expression, localization, activity state, and the possibility for combination of fluorescent light microscopy with electron microscopy. Small… 
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