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Resurrecting the ancient glow of the fireflies

The color of firefly bioluminescence is determined by the structure of luciferase. Firefly luciferase genes have been isolated from more than 30 species, producing light ranging in color from green to orange-yellow. Here, we reconstructed seven ancestral firefly luciferase genes, characterized the e...

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Autores principales: Oba, Y., Konishi, K., Yano, D., Shibata, H., Kato, D., Shirai, T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7710365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33268373
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abc5705