Reveals the mysterious fluorescence protein

According to the US "WIRED" the magazine reported that relies on important achievement which obtains in the green fluorescence protein (GFP) research area, 3 scientists aspired to seize the Nobel chemistry prize finally last week, they will respectively be Martin · Zha the Philippines (Martin Chalfie), the money will forever strengthen (Roger Y. Tsien) and under the village repair (Osamu Shimomura). The green fluorescence protein may help the scientist to understand how the cell mechanism does work. Using the transgene technology, all cells and the animal may produce the fluorescence protein

 　　The Connecticut Institute chemists, "Illumination Gene" author Mark · Qi Mo (Mark Zimmer) call the green fluorescence protein it “the 21st centurys microscope”. When through lets the gene carry the green fluorescence protein - - only need through seek for the fluorescence with the lump shift or the cerebrum function related gene - - scientist then to be possible to know the gene as well as why “opening”. Qi Mo wrote on its homepage: “because the green fluorescence protein can send out the fluorescence, the scientist may illuminate the cell and wait for and the green fluorescence protein related green fluorescence appears.”

     From the following 8 pictures, we will see the green fluorescence protein in the scientific research and the region of art display function beautiful and the surprising example

1.Crystal jellyfish

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3 Nobel prize winner first time separates the fluorescence gene, is obtains from the above picture this kind of crystal medusa.

2.Will shine mouse

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　　In the picture mousie was in July, 1997 is born in the Osaka University, they were the first kind can in the night illumination mammal. The researchers may study the embryo using the fluorescence mouse to grow.

3.In the brain connects

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After initial contact green fluorescence gene, a series of other colors gene one after another emerges the water surface, allows the scientist disposable to track one kind of above protein. This picture stems from the Jeffe · advantage to hope (Jeff Lichtman) gracefully the hand, has unfolded in cerebrums connection, in the picture beautiful “the rainbow” is the nervous system network. "WIRED" the magazine website once published this picture in 2007

4.Two fluorescence pigs

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These two fluorescence pig is born in the Chinese Heilongjiang Province Harbin Northeast Agricultural colleges laboratory. Their luminosity is not the transgene technology direct product, but comes from it after gene transformations mother there heredity.

5.Blushes the light cat

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The left side cat in 2007 will make later by South Korea researchers, can after-crop the thioindigo red in the ultraviolet ray. In the certain circumstances, these fluorescence protein gene may serve as one kind of molecular switch, triggers other cell activity

6.GFP Binny rabbit

The transgene illumination animal stimulated painters creation inspiration. This development biological technology famous painting named “GFP Binny rabbit”, created in 2000, had self-respect Germany Var many · Katz (Eduardo Kac) the hand, the creation inspiration from the fluorescence rabbit which was born in the French laboratory “Aerba” (Alba). Aerba has this kind of fluorescence gene under the transgene technology help. "GFP Binny Rabbit" being published initiates in the world is not small disputed.

7.The tadpole also shines

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After Katz, other painters also start to the fluorescence animal to have the strong interest, takes up the paint brush creation biology painting in abundance. In these people, compared with has representatively, when is Russian painter Dmitry · shovels holds the husband (Dmitry Bulatov). Shovelled holds the husband to create this illumination tadpole, meanwhile compiled the related genome team research and the drawing well-known work "Biomedicine Art".

8.Fluorescence fish

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After the York town science and technology company introduces the fluorescence fish the market soon, the fluorescence protein then rapidly obtains the application in the trade. In the US, the reader might - - 2003 shine red candle - - outside in California to the fluorescence fish any state to purchase the fluorescence fish.