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FEBS Letters (311)
Abstract

The green fluorescent protein (GFP) has become an invaluable marker for monitoring protein localization and gene expression in vivo. Recently a new red fluorescent protein (drFP583 or DsRed), isolated from tropical corals, has been described [Matz, M.V. et al. (1999) Nature Biotech. 17, 969–973]. With emission maxima at 509 and 583 nm respectively, EGFP and DsRed are suited for almost crossover free dual color labeling upon simultaneous excitation. We imaged mixed populations of Escherichia coli expressing either EGFP or DsRed by one‐photon confocal and by two‐photon microscopy. Both excitation modes proved to be suitable for imaging cells expressing either of the fluorescent proteins. DsRed had an extended maturation time and E. coli expressing this fluorescent protein were significantly smaller than those expressing EGFP. In aging bacterial cultures DsRed appeared to aggregate within the cells, accompanied by a strong reduction in its fluorescence lifetime as determined by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy.

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Jakobs, S., Subramaniam, V., Schönle, A., Jovin, T. M., & Hell, S. W. (2000). EGFP and DsRed expressing cultures of Escherichia coli imaged by confocal, two‐photon and fluorescence lifetime microscopy. FEBS Letters, 479(3), 131–135. Portico.

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Created 23 years, 1 month ago (July 25, 2002, 1:18 p.m.)
Deposited 1 year, 11 months ago (Sept. 16, 2023, 6:09 a.m.)
Indexed 1 month, 3 weeks ago (July 12, 2025, 6:48 p.m.)
Issued 25 years ago (Aug. 14, 2000)
Published 25 years ago (Aug. 14, 2000)
Published Online 25 years ago (Aug. 14, 2000)
Published Print 25 years ago (Aug. 18, 2000)
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@article{Jakobs_2000, title={EGFP and DsRed expressing cultures of Escherichia coli imaged by confocal, two‐photon and fluorescence lifetime microscopy}, volume={479}, ISSN={1873-3468}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(00)01896-2}, DOI={10.1016/s0014-5793(00)01896-2}, number={3}, journal={FEBS Letters}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Jakobs, Stefan and Subramaniam, Vinod and Schönle, Andreas and Jovin, Thomas M. and Hell, Stefan W.}, year={2000}, month=aug, pages={131–135} }