Choosing Your Fluorescent Proteins for Multi-Color Imaging
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...best fluorescent proteins for imaging with this set are mTagBFP2, EGFP or one of the improved GFP variants...follow multiple fluorescently tagged species simultaneously. To do so with fluorescent protein labels ...in distinct fluorescent channels on the microscope. With the proliferation of fluorescent proteins in ...choice of fluorescent proteins requires some thought.
The first step in choosing fluorescent proteins...is to be aware of what fluorescent proteins are available. With new fluorescent proteins being published...latest fluorescent proteins, I maintain an interactive graph and table of the best fluorescent proteins...available.
Choosing compatible fluorescent proteins
To choose a set of fluorescent proteins to be imaged together...