Fluorescent Protein Sensors
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 3308
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fluorescent sensors; metal nanoclusters; fluoresent proteins; time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the past few decades, fluorescent proteins have been one of the most important tools in the field of life science. This is mainly due to their outstanding luminescence, excellent biological compatibility, and accurate positioning by genetic encoding. Currently, fluorescent proteins are widely applied in cell imaging, labeling interactions between proteins, constructing biological sensors, and so on. Since the discovery of GFP from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria, fluorescent proteins have been improved significantly. By mutating amino acids, nowadays, there are more choices in excitation and emission wavelengths. The photostability and photobleaching also can be controlled according to the specific use scenario. Additionally, to support improvement, the luminescence mechanism of fluorescent proteins has attracted more and more attention. In recent years, some new classes of fluorescent proteins, such as DsRed from the coral Discosoma, have also been discovered, which further expands its potential applications.
This Special Issue encourages authors to submit new research results concerning mechanism analysis, structure designs, and application innovations for fluorescent protein sensors.
The Special Issue topics include but are not limited to:
New sensor design;
Novel applications;
Cell visualization;
Subcelluar localization;
Protein–protein interactions;
The luminous mechanism;
Structure analysis; and
Ultrafast spectroscopy analysis.
Dr. Sanjun Zhang
Dr. Lei Li
Guest Editors
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