Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein the wavelength of the maximum of the fluorescence of which exists in a wavelength side longer than 510 nm, and which exhibits yellow fluorescence or yellowish green fluorescence and can be expressed in a heterogeneous cell, and a gene encoding the same, wherein the fluorescent protein has an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and it is a fluorescent protein derived from a copepod taxonomically classified to Chiridius Poppei.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 4, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 25, 2011
Assignees:
NEC Soft, Ltd., National Institute of Agrobiochemical Science
Inventors:
Frederick I. Tsuji, Hiroshi Mizuno, Kenji Takase, Mitsuru Momma, Zui Fujimoto, Toshiyuki Wako, Yasuhiro Takenaka, Noboru Nakura, Hiromi Takenaka
Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein the wavelength of the maximum of the fluorescence of which exists in a wavelength side longer than 510 nm, and which exhibits yellow fluorescence or yellowish green fluorescence and can be expressed in a heterogeneous cell, and a gene encoding the same, wherein the fluorescent protein has an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 and it is a fluorescent protein derived from a copepod taxonomically classified to Chiridius Poppei.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 4, 2008
Publication date:
May 14, 2009
Applicants:
NEC SOFT LTD., NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOCHEMICAL SCIENCE
Inventors:
Frederick I. Tsuji, Hiroshi Mizuno, Kenji Takase, Mitsuru Momma, Zui Fujimoto, Toshiyuki Wako, Yasuhiro Takenaka, Noboru Nakura, Hiromi Takenaka
Abstract: The present invention provides a novel fluorescent protein the wavelength of the maximum of the fluorescence of which exists in a wavelength side longer than 510 nm, and which exhibits yellow fluorescence or yellowish green fluorescence and can be expressed in a heterogeneous cell, and a gene encoding the same, wherein the fluorescent protein has an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:1and it is a fluorescent protein derived from a copepod taxonomically classified to Chiridius Poppei.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2004
Date of Patent:
October 28, 2008
Assignees:
NEC Soft, Ltd., National Institute of Agrobiochemical Science
Inventors:
Frederick I. Tsuji, Hiroshi Mizuno, Kenji Takase, Mitsuru Momma, Zui Fujimoto, Toshiyuki Wako, Yasuhiro Takenaka, Noboru Nakura, Hiromi Takenaka