When is a Monomer not a Monomer? The Top Three Ways Your Favorite Fluorescent Protein Oligomerizes in Cells
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...forming noncovalent dimers. This property of EGFP can lead to significant artifacts.
If you're using green ...reportedly monomeric FPs are not actually monomeric, at least in practical terms. The propensity of a particular...FP dimerization coupled with POI dimerization can lead to polymerization of the fusion protein. A dimeric... members (superfolder, Emerald, CFP, YFP, BFP, Cerulean, Turquoise, Venus, and Citrine) can be monomerized...