Fluorescent Proteins II: Application of Fluorescent Protein Technology

by Gregor Jung (Editor)

Overview

Fluorescent proteins are intimately connected to research in the life sciences. Tagging of gene products with fluorescent proteins has revolutionized all areas of biosciences, ranging from fundamental biochemistry to clinical oncology, to environmental research. The discovery of the Green Fluorescent Protein, its first, seminal application and the ingenious development of a broad palette of fluorescence proteins of other colours, was consequently recognised with the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2008.  

Fluorescent Proteins II highlights the physicochemical and biophysical aspects of fluorescent protein technology beyond imaging. It is tailored to meet the needs of physicists, chemists and biologists who are interested in the fundamental properties of fluorescent proteins, while also focussing on specific applications. The implementations described are cutting-edge studies and exemplify how the physical and chemical properties of fluorescent proteins can stimulate novel findings in life sciences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642446825
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	02/23/2014
Series:	Springer Series on Fluorescence , #12
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Part I. Fluorescence Microscopy beyond Imaging

·      Fluorescent Proteins: Nature’s Colorful Gifts for Live Cell Imaging (Jörg Wiedenmann)

·      Green Fluorescent Protein Photodynamics as a Tool for Fluorescence Correlative Studies and Applications (Giuseppe Chirico)

Part II. Quantification of Basic Physiological Parameters

·      The proton sensitivity of Fluorescent Proteins: towards intracellular pH indicators (Ranieri Bizzari)

·      Green Fluorescent Protein-Based Chloride Ion Sensors for In Vivo Imaging (Daniele Arosio)

·      Fluorescent Genetically Encoded Calcium Indicators and Their In Vivo Application (Thomas Gensch)

·     Action Potentials in Heart Cells (Lars Kaestner)

Part III. Advanced Bioanalytical Applications

·      Probing Structure and Dynamics of the Cell Membrane with Single Fluorescent Proteins (Thomas Schmidt)

·      Fluorescence Correlation and Cross-Correlation Spectroscopy Using Fluorescent Proteins for Measurements of Biomolecular Processes in Living Organisms (Thorsten Wohland)

·      Investigating the lifecycle of HIV with fluorescent proteins (Don Lamb, Barbara Müller)

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

“Focuses mainly on quantitative and bioanalytical applications of fluorescent proteins. … Given the rapidly advancing field of fluorescent proteins, this … will be highly valuable both for researchers in and newcomers to this field, although they will mainly be useful as a reference guide for research workers.” (Sapna K. Deo, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, Vol. 404, 2012)

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