Anti-GFP, clone 2A7

The green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a protein that exhibits bright green fluorescence when exposed to light in the blue to ultraviolet range. It is first isolated from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria and is frequently used as a reporter of expression. GFP is widely used in gene expression, tracing and protein subcellualr localization. Protein function: Energy-transfer acceptor. Its role is to transduce the blue chemiluminescence of the protein aequorin into green fluorescent light by energy transfer. Fluoresces in vivo upon receiving energy from the Ca(2+)-activated photoprotein aequorin. [The UniProt Consortium]