Neuronal labeling with Spaghetti Monster
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GFP is limited in its ability to label subcellular structures in the CNS. GFP and other FPs...connectomic tracers
Fluorescent proteins such as GFP have been used for a long time as probes to study...fluorescent signals or using anti-FP antibodies.
GFP emits light in only a single channel. In multi-color...these FPs is that they are less photostable than GFP. In addition, antibody-based amplification of their..., prone to aggregation and cross-react with anti-GFP antibodies, making them difficult to use in a multicolor...with high fidelity and at lower concentrations than GFP. smFPs enable better labeling of these fine structures...moleculare were better resolved with smFP_FLAG than GFP.
3. Enhanced ability to distinguish weakly expressed...