Abstract: Isolated and purified nucleic acid molecules that encode a luciferase from Renilla mulleri, Gaussia and Pleuromamma, and the proteins encoded thereby are provided. Isolated and purified nucleic acids encoding green fluorescent proteins from the genus Renilla and Ptilosarcus, and the green fluorescent proteins encoded thereby are also provided. Compositions and combinations comprising the green fluorescent proteins and/or the luciferase are further provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 26, 1999
Date of Patent:
May 15, 2001
Assignees:
Prolume, LTD
Inventors:
Bruce J. Bryan, Christopher Szent-Gyorgyi