The structure of the chromophore within
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Gross, L. A.
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Article
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2000
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National Academy of Sciences
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English
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DsRed, a brilliantly red fluorescent protein, was recently cloned from __Discosoma__ coral by homology to the green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish __Aequorea__ . A core question in the biochemistry of DsRed is the mechanism by which the GFP-like 475-nm excitation and 500-nm emission ma