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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger Y Tsien, La Jolla, CA (US);
Juan Llopis, La Jolla, CA (US);
Rebekka M Wachter, Creswell, OR (US);
S James Remington, Eugene, OR (US);
Assignees:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436 86 ; 530350 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are fluorescent protein sensors for measuring the pH of a sample, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods of use. The preferred fluorescent protein sensors are variants of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) from Aequorea victoria. Also disclosed are compositions and methods for measuring the pH of a specific region of a cell, such as the mitochondrial matrix or the Golgi lumen.