Luciferase and Bioluminescence Microscopy for Analyses of Membrane Dynamics in Living Cells
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Luciferase-based bioluminescence is a technique used for non-invasive analysis of molecular functions in living cells. New recombinant luciferase and advanced CCD (Charge Coupled Device) cameras allow the detection of bioluminescent signals at submicron resolution. These recombinant luciferase proteins have the potential to facilitate great advances in the study of membrane dynamics at both the subcellular and whole organism levels.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012