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=== Luciferase Control === | === Luciferase Control === | ||
As the structure of luciferases differ between species, so does the method of control over the bioluminescent reaction. In L. polyedrum, a marine dinoflagellate responsible for some red tides, a pH-dependant mechanism at the protein level appears to be responsible for control of bioluminescence. With fireflies however, the reaction is under at least some form of nervous control, with the insect controlling flashes through the use of nitric oxide <ref name="lights">PMID:11431567 </ref>. | As the structure of luciferases differ between species, so does the method of control over the bioluminescent reaction. In L. polyedrum, a marine dinoflagellate responsible for some red tides, a pH-dependant mechanism at the protein level appears to be responsible for control of bioluminescence. With fireflies however, the reaction is under at least some form of nervous control, with the insect controlling flashes through the use of nitric oxide <ref name="lights">PMID:11431567 </ref>. | ||
==3D structures of luciferase== | |||
[[Luciferase]] | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
