The two key substitutions in the chromophore environment of mKate2 to produce an enhanced FusionRed-like red fluorescent protein
Dmitry A. Ruchkin, Alexey S. Gavrikov, Danila V. Kolesov, Andrey Yu. Gorokhovatsky, T. V. Chepurnykh, Alexander S. Mishin, Eugene G. Maksimov, Nadya V. Pletneva, Vladimir Z. Pletnev, Anastasiia M. Pavlova, Vladimir A. Nikitin, Konstantin A. Lukyanov, Alexey M. Bogdanov
The paper describes a new red fluorescent protein variant that outperforms its parents in brightness, fluorescence lifetime, and blinking properties.
Acta Naturae · Jul 25, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology