Amphioxus encodes the largest known family of green fluorescent proteins, which have diversified into distinct functional classes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Green fluorescent protein (GFP) has been found in a wide range of Cnidaria, a basal group of metazoans in which it is associated with pigmentation, fluorescence, and light absorbance. A GFP has been recently discovered in the pigment...

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Main Authors: Deheyn Dimitri D, Manning Gerard, Bomati Erin K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/77

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