2020
A putative chordate luciferase from a cosmopolitan tunicate indicates convergent bioluminescence evolution across phyla
Tessler M, Gaffney JP, Oliveira AG, Guarnaccia A, Dobi KC, Gujarati NA, Galbraith M, Mirza JD, Sparks JS, Pieribone VA, Wood RJ, Gruber DF. A putative chordate luciferase from a cosmopolitan tunicate indicates convergent bioluminescence evolution across phyla. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 17724. PMID: 33082360, PMCID: PMC7576829, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73446-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnimal phylaPhylum ChordataSimilar genesWidespread genesBiogeochemical roleSequence matchesPhylaBrittle starsNovel luciferaseLuciferaseTunicatesGenesLight productionCoelenterazineBioluminescenceChordataTranscriptomeVertebratesDehalogenasesPyrosomesMachineryLuciferasesBloomsPyrosomaBiochemistry
2017
Directed Evolution of Key Residues in Fluorescent Protein Inverses the Polarity of Voltage Sensitivity in the Genetically Encoded Indicator ArcLight
Platisa J, Vasan G, Yang A, Pieribone VA. Directed Evolution of Key Residues in Fluorescent Protein Inverses the Polarity of Voltage Sensitivity in the Genetically Encoded Indicator ArcLight. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2017, 8: 513-523. PMID: 28045247, PMCID: PMC5355904, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCerebral CortexElectric StimulationEmbryo, MammalianGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansLuminescent ProteinsMiceModels, MolecularMolecular BiologyMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransfectionVoltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging
2011
Random insertion of split-cans of the fluorescent protein venus into Shaker channels yields voltage sensitive probes with improved membrane localization in mammalian cells
Jin L, Baker B, Mealer R, Cohen L, Pieribone V, Pralle A, Hughes T. Random insertion of split-cans of the fluorescent protein venus into Shaker channels yields voltage sensitive probes with improved membrane localization in mammalian cells. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2011, 199: 1-9. PMID: 21497167, PMCID: PMC3281265, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.03.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsCell LineCell Line, TumorCell MembraneCytosolDNA Transposable ElementsFluorescent DyesHumansKidneyLuminescent ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, MolecularMutation, MissenseNeuroblastomaPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide FragmentsProtein FoldingProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsShaker Superfamily of Potassium ChannelsTransfectionConceptsShaker subunitsYellow fluorescent proteinEndoplasmic reticulumMammalian cellsNon-fluorescent halvesMisfolded monomersPlasma membrane expressionFluorescent protein VenusShaker potassium channelFluorescent protein (FP) voltage sensorsMembrane localizationPlasma membraneFluorescent proteinRandom insertionMembrane expressionSubunitsMembrane potentialIntracellular fluorescencePotassium channelsCellsFluorescent probeΔF/FVoltage sensorTetramerizationProtein
2010
A new bright green‐emitting fluorescent protein – engineered monomeric and dimeric forms
Ilagan RP, Rhoades E, Gruber DF, Kao H, Pieribone VA, Regan L. A new bright green‐emitting fluorescent protein – engineered monomeric and dimeric forms. The FEBS Journal 2010, 277: 1967-1978. PMID: 20345907, PMCID: PMC2855763, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07618.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Novel Internal Regions of Fluorescent Proteins Undergo Divergent Evolutionary Patterns
Gruber DF, DeSalle R, Lienau EK, Tchernov D, Pieribone VA, Kao HT. Novel Internal Regions of Fluorescent Proteins Undergo Divergent Evolutionary Patterns. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2009, 26: 2841-2848. PMID: 19770223, PMCID: PMC2775108, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msp194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescent proteinStrong positive selection pressureDivergent evolutionary pressuresDivergent evolutionary patternsMolecular phylogenetic analysisSuperfamily of proteinsPositive selection pressureCyan fluorescent proteinGreen fluorescent proteinRed fluorescent proteinNatural functionMolecular evolutionPhylogenetic analysisEvolutionary patternsEvolutionary pressureSelection pressureProtein sequencesMarine organismsCompact proteinGeographic originNovel regionBiological researchProteinOrganismsInternal region