Use of the green fluorescent protein and its mutants in quantitative fluorescence microscopy

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Patterson, GH
Knobel, SM
Sharif, WD
Kain, SR
Piston, DW
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[1] VANDERBILT UNIV, DEPT MOL PHYSIOL & BIOPHYS, NASHVILLE, TN 37232 USA
[2] CLONTECH LABS, PALO ALTO, CA 94303 USA
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10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78307-3
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Q6 [生物物理学];
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071011 ;
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We have investigated properties relevant to quantitative imaging in living cells of five green fluorescent protein (GFP) variants that have been used extensively or are potentially useful. We measured the extinction coefficients, quantum yields, pH effects, photobleaching effects, and temperature-dependent chromophore formation of wtGFP, alpha GFP (F99S/ M153T/V163A), S65T, EGFP (F64L/S65T), and a blue-shifted variant, EBFP (F64L/S65T/Y66H/Y145F). Absorbance and fluorescence spectroscopy showed little difference between the extinction coefficients and quantum yields of wtGFP and alpha GFP, In contrast, S65T and EGFP extinction coefficients made them both similar to 6-fold brighter than wtGFP when excited at 488 nm, and EBFP absorbed more strongly than the wtGFP when excited in the near-UV wavelength region, although it had a much lower quantum efficiency. When excited at 488 nm, the GFPs were all more resistant to photobleaching than fluorescein, However, the wtGFP and alpha GFP photobleaching patterns showed initial increases in fluorescence emission caused by photoconversion of the protein chromophore. The wtGFP fluorescence decreased more quickly when excited at 395 nm than 488 nm, but it was still more photostable than the EBFP when excited at this wavelength. The wtGFP and alpha GFP were quite stable over a broad pH range, but fluorescence of the other variants decreased rapidly below pH 7, When expressed in bacteria, chromophore formation in wtGFP and S65T was found to be less efficient at 37 degrees C than at 28 degrees C, but the other three variants showed little differences between 37 degrees C and 28 degrees C. In conclusion, no single GFP variant is ideal for every application, but each one offers advantages and disadvantages for quantitative imaging in living cells.
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