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CFP YFP plasmid vectors

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Would anyone be willing to recommend a source for YFP and CFP plasmid
vectors for FRET, preferably compatible with D5Hα. Any feedback would be
most appreciated.

Thanks!!
Mike




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Contact Richard Day, Indiana Univ, ask for the constructs published in:

Characterization of an improved donor fluorescent protein for Forster
resonance energy transfer microscopy. </pubmed/18601527>

Day RN, Booker CF, Periasamy A.

J Biomed Opt. 2008 May-Jun;13(3):031203.PMID: 18601527

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2483694/?tool=pubmed



On 1/28/2011 11:18 AM, Mike Tighe wrote:

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> Would anyone be willing to recommend a source for YFP and CFP plasmid
> vectors for FRET, preferably compatible with D5Hα. Any feedback would be
> most appreciated.
>
> Thanks!!
> Mike
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mTFP might be a good donor, however based on my experience, v
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Hi Mike,

mTFP might be a good donor, however based on my experience, venusYFP is not the
best acceptor for the FRET studies. EYFP with the F64L substitution worked
better for me. ...though in the very beginning I was in a "blind" love with the
venusYFP too. Also, the paper did not show any advantage of mTFP over the CeFP.
In addition, though the CeFP carries A206K substitution, I would recommend to
add well known monomeric mutations in positions 221 and 223 to CeFP and all
three to EYFP(F64L).
As it is difficult to monitor fluorophore concentration on a voxel-by-voxel
basis, highly accurate, quantitative, comparative FRET measurements study is
still a challenging task (FLIM inclusive). George, do you have a good reference
to?

As to the vectors, just do it yourself - it is very simple and quick, PCR is a
powerful tool and Dave Piston is the best source for the CeFP(A206K).

Good luck,

Vitaly
301-515-7833




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Contact Richard Day, Indiana Univ, ask for the constructs published in:

Characterization of an improved donor fluorescent protein for Forster
resonance energy transfer microscopy. </pubmed/18601527>

Day RN, Booker CF, Periasamy A.

J Biomed Opt. 2008 May-Jun;13(3):031203.PMID: 18601527

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2483694/?tool=pubmed



On 1/28/2011 11:18 AM, Mike Tighe wrote:

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> *****
>
> Would anyone be willing to recommend a source for YFP and CFP plasmid
> vectors for FRET, preferably compatible with D5Hα. Any feedback would be
> most appreciated.
>
> Thanks!!
> Mike
>
>
>
>
> DISCLAIMER:
>
> The information in this electronic communication and attachments, if
> any, is confidential matter, and is intended only for the use of the
> recipient individual or entity named above.  If the reader of this
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> solely of the sender, which are not to be attributed to any
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> immediately notify the sender and permanently delete this transmission
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George McNamara George McNamara
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Hi Vitaly,

With respect to monomers, you and other fans of ECFP should enjoy the
following paper:

    Cyan Fluorescent Protein Carries a Constitutive Mutation That
    Prevents Its Dimerization. </pubmed/21175224>

    Espagne A, Erard M, Madiona K, Derrien V, Jonasson G, Lévy B,
    Pasquier H, Melki R, Mérola F.

    Biochemistry. 2011 Feb 1;50(4):437-439. Epub 2010 Dec 30.PMID: 21175224

    (page 3 mentions the N146I mutation does not prevent YFP
    dimerization ... FLIM fans may find of interest PubMed 18975974,
    especially Fig 2A-C vs 2D and mTFP's lifetime).

Quantitative FRET references: see other papers from from Richard Day's,
papers from Steve Vogel's lab, and Periasamy's lab. Also:

    FRET imaging. </pubmed/14595367>

    Jares-Erijman EA, Jovin TM.

    Nat Biotechnol. 2003 Nov;21(11):1387-95. Review.PMID: 14595367


Enjoy,

George



On 1/29/2011 9:21 AM, Vitaly Boyko wrote:

> mTFP might be a good donor, however based on my experience, v
> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> *****
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> mTFP might be a good donor, however based on my experience, venusYFP is not the
> best acceptor for the FRET studies. EYFP with the F64L substitution worked
> better for me. ...though in the very beginning I was in a "blind" love with the
> venusYFP too. Also, the paper did not show any advantage of mTFP over the CeFP.
> In addition, though the CeFP carries A206K substitution, I would recommend to
> add well known monomeric mutations in positions 221 and 223 to CeFP and all
> three to EYFP(F64L).
> As it is difficult to monitor fluorophore concentration on a voxel-by-voxel
> basis, highly accurate, quantitative, comparative FRET measurements study is
> still a challenging task (FLIM inclusive). George, do you have a good reference
> to?
>
> As to the vectors, just do it yourself - it is very simple and quick, PCR is a
> powerful tool and Dave Piston is the best source for the CeFP(A206K).
>
> Good luck,
>
> Vitaly
> 301-515-7833
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: George McNamara<[hidden email]>
> To: [hidden email]
> Sent: Fri, January 28, 2011 9:32:26 PM
> Subject: Re: CFP YFP plasmid vectors
>
> *****
> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> *****
>
>
> Contact Richard Day, Indiana Univ, ask for the constructs published in:
>
> Characterization of an improved donor fluorescent protein for Forster
> resonance energy transfer microscopy.</pubmed/18601527>
>
> Day RN, Booker CF, Periasamy A.
>
> J Biomed Opt. 2008 May-Jun;13(3):031203.PMID: 18601527
>
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2483694/?tool=pubmed
>
>
>
> On 1/28/2011 11:18 AM, Mike Tighe wrote:
>    
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> Would anyone be willing to recommend a source for YFP and CFP plasmid
>> vectors for FRET, preferably compatible with D5Hα. Any feedback would be
>> most appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!!
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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>> any, is confidential matter, and is intended only for the use of the
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>> organization. If you have received this transmission in error,
>> immediately notify the sender and permanently delete this transmission
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>>
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>>      
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>    


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George McNamara, PhD
Analytical Imaging Core Facility
University of Miami