THE JELLYFISH GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN - A NEW TOOL FOR STUDYING ION-CHANNEL EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION

被引:219
作者
MARSHALL, J
MOLLOY, R
MOSS, GWJ
HOWE, JR
HUGHES, TE
机构
[1] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,NEUROBIOL SECT,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
[2] YALE UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT OPHTHALMOL & VISUAL SCI,NEW HAVEN,CT 06520
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10.1016/0896-6273(95)90279-1
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Two methods are described for using the jellyfish green fluorescent protein (GFB) as a reporter gene for ion channel expression. GFP fluorescence can be used to identify the transfected cells, and to estimate the relative levels of ion channel expression, in cotransfection experiments. A GFP-NMDAR1 chimera can be constructed that produces a functional, fluorescent receptor subunit. These methods should facilitate studies of ion channel expression, localization, and processing.
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