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How bright is mTFP1 compared with other fluorescent proteins?

April 26, 2017bright fluorescent mtfp1 Proteins

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How bright is mTFP1 compared with other fluorescent proteins?

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mTFP1 is significantly brighter than all other currently available monomeric fluorescent proteins in the cyan or green green category. It is about 3-fold brighter than ECFP, more than twice as bright as Cerulean (an improved ECFP variant), and about twice as bright as EGFP.