ANTHOZOA DERIVED CHROMOPHORES/FLUOROPHORES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME

摘要

Anthozoa derived chromo/fluoroproteins and mutants thereof, as well as nucleic acid compositions encoding the same, are provided. Specific proteins of interest include chromo/fluoroproteins from the following specific anthozoa species: Anemonia majano, Clavularia sp., Zoanthus sp., Zoanthus sp., Discosoma striata, Discosoma sp. "red", Anemonia sulcata, Discosoma sp. "green", Discosoma sp. "magenta", and mutants thereof. Also provided are fragments of the subject proteins and nucleic acids encoding the same, as well as antibodies to the subject proteins and transgenic cells and organisms. The subject protein and nucleic acid compositions find use in a variety of different applications. Finally, kits for use in such applications that include the subject proteins are provided.