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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2003
David Chi-cheong Wan, Shatin, HK;
Denis Tsz-ming Ip, Shatin, HK;
David Chi-Cheong Wan, Shatin, HK;
Denis Tsz-Ming Ip, Shatin, HK;
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., HK;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to novel spontaneously fluorescent proteins having a unique chromophore formed from the amino acid sequence FRRRF where Ris Q or S; Ris Y, W, F or H; and Ris G, A or S (SEQ ID NO:34). The invention also encompasses the expression of nucleic acids that encode the proteins of the invention in a wide variety of engineered host cells, and the isolation of engineered proteins. In other embodiments, the invention comprises methods of use, generally including tagging a molecule or cell with the proteins of the invention by either chemical means or recombinant techniques.