Fluorescent Proteins 101: When GFP lets you down
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...substantial size of GFP may interfere with the activity or the localization of the fusion protein. Also... visualization of heterotrimeric G protein Gq activation in living cells." BMC biology 9.1 (2011): 32....al. "A FRET-based biosensor for measuring Gα13 activation in single cells." PloS one 13.3 (2018): e0193705... proteins are also a better choice for thicker samples.
Another solution to avoid autofluorescence is ...reaction and hence, there is no need to excite the sample. Although bioluminescent probes are usually dim...