All you may delete, is some 5 aminino acids at the c terminus. the
fluorochrome ist formed from three aa around position 65 and hosted
in a hydrophobical cage formed from the rest of the protein. maybe
you are able to get hold of one of these nice pictures showing GFP's
barrel structure, it is almost self explanatory.
What's the reason you want to delete these 55 AAs'?
Wolfgang
> Does anybody Know what region of the smGFP is responsible for the
> fluorescence? More specifically, would an N-terminal 55 amino acid
> deletion still fluoresce? Any help would be appreciated.
>>> Jared LeMaster
> Plant Biotech Center
> The Ohio State University
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