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. 2012 Mar 9;419(2):188-93.
doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.01.141. Epub 2012 Feb 5.

Bioluminescent system for dynamic imaging of cell and animal behavior

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Bioluminescent system for dynamic imaging of cell and animal behavior

Chikako Hara-Miyauchi et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. .
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Abstract

The current utility of bioluminescence imaging is constrained by a low photon yield that limits temporal sensitivity. Here, we describe an imaging method that uses a chemiluminescent/fluorescent protein, ffLuc-cp156, which consists of a yellow variant of Aequorea GFP and firefly luciferase. We report an improvement in photon yield by over three orders of magnitude over current bioluminescent systems. We imaged cellular movement at high resolution including neuronal growth cones and microglial cell protrusions. Transgenic ffLuc-cp156 mice enabled video-rate bioluminescence imaging of freely moving animals, which may provide a reliable assay for drug distribution in behaving animals for pre-clinical studies.

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