The green fluorescent protein is a protein that exhibits green fluorescence when exposed to light in the blue to ultraviolet range. The label GFP traditionally refers to the protein first isolated fro
Structure of the Aequorea victoria green fluorescent protein.
The diversity of genetic mutations is illustrated by this San Diego beach scene drawn with living bacteria expressing 8 different colors of fluorescent proteins (derived from GFP and dsRed).
Different proteins produce different fluorescent colors when exposed to ultraviolet light.
Roger Yonchien Tsien was an American biochemist. He was a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2008 for h
Green fluorescent protein
…of their offspring. GFP has been expressed in many species, including bacteria, yeasts, fungi, fish and mammals, including in human cells. Scientists Roger Y. Tsien, Osamu Shimomura, and Martin Chalfie were awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on 10 October 2008 for their discovery and development of the green…
Roger Tsien press conference Dec 07th, 2008 2
Roger Tsien (age 16) presenting his original research project on thiocyanate at the Westinghouse Talent Search in 1968, for which he would receive first prize.
Paul Krugman, Roger Tsien, Martin Chalfie, Osamu Shimomura, Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Masukawa, Nobel Prize Laureates (2008), at a press conference at the Swedish Academy of Science in Stockholm.
A colorful series of fluorescent proteins before (top) and after (bottom) excitation, which were engineered by the Tsien lab.