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Luciferases, Firefly

Known as: Photinus luciferin 4 monooxygenase, Firefly Luciferases, firefly luciferase 
Luciferases from FIREFLIES, usually Photinus, that oxidizes FIREFLY LUCIFERIN to cause emission of PHOTONS.
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Molecular basis for the high-affinity binding and stabilization of firefly luciferase by PTC124
Firefly luciferase (FLuc), an ATP-dependent bioluminescent reporter enzyme, is broadly used in chemical biology and drug… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Robust light emission from cyclic alkylaminoluciferin substrates for firefly luciferase.
Firefly luciferase utilizes the chemical energy of ATP and oxygen to convert its substrate, D-luciferin, into an excited-state… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Conformational dynamics in the Acyl-CoA synthetases, adenylation domains of non-ribosomal peptide synthetases, and firefly luciferase.
The ANL superfamily of adenylating enzymes contains acyl- and aryl-CoA synthetases, firefly luciferase, and the adenylation… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Novel genetically encoded biosensors using firefly luciferase.
Genetically encoded biosensors have proven valuable for real-time monitoring of intracellular phenomena, particularly FRET-based… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
The origin, diversity, and structure function relationships of insect luciferases
  • V. Viviani
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (CMLS)
  • 2002
  • Corpus ID: 1875440
Abstract. Luciferases are the enzymes that catalyze the reactions that produce light in bioluminescence. Whereas the oxidative… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Detection of local ATP release from activated platelets using cell surface-attached firefly luciferase.
We have developed a method for measuring the local concentration of ATP at the extracellular surface of live cells. This method… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Dual-Luciferase TM Reporter Assay: An Advanced Co-Reporter Technology Integrating Firefly and Renilla Luciferase Assays
In the quantitation of gene expression using firefly luciferase, a second reporter gene is commonly used to minimize experimental… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Modulation of firefly luciferase stability and impact on studies of gene regulation.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Structure and regulation of rat long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Identification of a peroxisomal targeting signal at the carboxy terminus of firefly luciferase
Translocation of proteins across membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondrion, and chloroplast has been shown to be… 
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