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==See Also==
==See Also==
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*[[Japanese firefly Luciferase complexed with Oxyluciferin & AMP]]
*[[Luciola cruciata luciferase]]
*[[Luciola cruciata luciferase]]
*[[3ies]],[[3iep]] and [[3ier]] Firefly luciferase (FLuc) bound to its natural substrate ATP and the inhibitor PTC124<ref>PMID: 20194791</ref>
*[[3ies]],[[3iep]] and [[3ier]] Firefly luciferase (FLuc) bound to its natural substrate ATP and the inhibitor PTC124<ref>PMID: 20194791</ref>
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*[[Green Fluorescent Protein]]
*[[Green Fluorescent Protein]]
* For additional information, see: [[Colored & Bioluminescent Proteins]]
* For additional information, see: [[Colored & Bioluminescent Proteins]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 13:00, 24 November 2010

Introduction

Several organisms are bioluminescent, meaning that they produce light. Luciferase is one of the enzymes that catalyzes light emitting reactions in organisms.

See Also

Luciferase (2d1s) <jmol>

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References

  1. ↑ Auld DS, Lovell S, Thorne N, Lea WA, Maloney DJ, Shen M, Rai G, Battaile KP, Thomas CJ, Simeonov A, Hanzlik RP, Inglese J. Molecular basis for the high-affinity binding and stabilization of firefly luciferase by PTC124. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Mar 16;107(11):4878-83. Epub 2010 Mar 1. PMID:20194791
  2. ↑ Campbell ZT, Weichsel A, Montfort WR, Baldwin TO. Crystal Structure of the Bacterial Luciferase:Flavin Complex Provides Insight into the Function of the subunit. Biochemistry. 2009 May 12. PMID:19435287 doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi900003t


Additional Literature

  1. Marques SM, Esteves da Silva JC. Firefly bioluminescence: a mechanistic approach of luciferase catalyzed reactions. IUBMB Life. 2009 Jan;61(1):6-17. PMID:18949818 doi:10.1002/iub.134
  2. Inouye S. Firefly luciferase: an adenylate-forming enzyme for multicatalytic functions. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2010 Feb;67(3):387-404. Epub 2009 Oct 27. PMID:19859663 doi:10.1007/s00018-009-0170-8


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