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
2007
Dynamic Regulation of Fluorescent Proteins from a Single Species of Coral
Kao HT, Sturgis S, DeSalle R, Tsai J, Davis D, Gruber DF, Pieribone VA. Dynamic Regulation of Fluorescent Proteins from a Single Species of Coral. Marine Biotechnology 2007, 9: 733-746. PMID: 17955294, DOI: 10.1007/s10126-007-9025-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnthozoaBase SequenceDNA PrimersEnvironmentGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationLuminescent ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyPigmentationReproducibility of ResultsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Ribosomal, 18SSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics as TopicTubulinConceptsFluorescent proteinMontastraea cavernosaSingle speciesBelizean Barrier ReefGroup of proteinsFluorescent protein familyNatural functionProtein familyDynamic regulationBarrier ReefProteinSpeciesOverall expressionCoralsPhysiological conditionsCurrent hypothesesExpressionNatural colorationReefsDistinct spectral classesColorationBetter understandingRegulationTurneffeFamily