Anal Biochem December 2020 PMID 32891596

Overcoming chromoprotein limitations by engineering a red fluorescent protein.

Letian Bao, P Navaneeth K Menon, Josefine Liljeruhm, Anthony C Forster

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Several discussions celebrate the publication, referring to it as a 'breakthrough' and highlighting the innovative use of a red fluorescent protein to improve gene expression studies. Phrases like 'exciting development' and 'important step forward' reflect a positive tone, while mentions of collaborations and underlying methods show sustained but moderate engagement.

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Abstract in brief

  • The study found that traditional chromoproteins (CPs) used as visual gene expression reporters in E. coli often caused high fitness costs due to overexpression, leading to mutations and loss of color.
  • Researchers discovered that an early variant of red fluorescent protein, mRFP1E, could replace CP genes, providing strong coloration with minimal impact on bacterial fitness.
  • Using mutagenesis, they created different mRFP1E variants with various colors, which maintained low fitness costs, making this new fluorescent protein a better tool than traditional CPs for studying gene expression in bacteria.

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Navaneeth K Menon
@menon_navaneeth · X

My first journal publication "Overcoming chromoprotein limitations by engineering a red fluorescent protein"-, with Letian Bao, Dr. Josefine Liljerhum and Prof. Dr. Anthony Forster (@UU_University) is now published online in Analytical Biochemistry..

Sep 13, 2020 · 6 likes · 72 followers View post →

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Navaneeth K Menon
@menon_navaneeth · X

My first journal publication "Overcoming chromoprotein limitations by engineering a red fluorescent protein"-, with Letian Bao, Dr. Josefine Liljerhum and Prof. Dr. Anthony Forster (@UU_University) is now published online in Analytical Biochemistry..

Sep 13, 2020 · 6 likes · 72 followers View post →