Green Fluorescent Protein-Gene Construction
GFP
is a protein found in Aequorea victoria, a bioluminescent jellyfish. In order to visualize a particular protein you can attach GPF to your protein so that it will fluoresce. This is done by taking the DNA that encodes GFP and cloning it next to the gene that encodes your gene. This DNA is then added into your organism so that the organism makes the new fusion protein in the same way that it normally makes proteins.
See Also
- GFP links for teachers: contains background information about GFP, GFP instructional information for teachers, and some GFP movies.
- Jelly Fish movie in the GFP-gene construction flash movie: Dr. Hays Cummins, Miami University.
Random Worm Term
Caenorhabditis elegans (Caeno, recent; rhabditis, rod; elegans, nice), is a free-living, non-parasitic soil nematode that can be safely used in the laboratory and is common around the world. (Blumenthal, T., Meyer, B.J., Riddle, D.L., Priess, J.F. (Ed.). (1997). C. elegans II. New York, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. p. 1)
that can be safely used in the laboratory and is common around the world. (Blumenthal, T., Meyer, B.J., Riddle, D.L., Priess, J.F. (Ed.). (1997). C. elegans II. New York, NY: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. p. 1)