aequorin
aequorin
Definition
aequor·in (ē kwôr′in)
noun
a bioluminescent protein extracted from certain jellyfish that emits light when in contact with calcium or strontium ions: used in research to detect and locate calcium
Etymology: < Aequorea, genus name of jellyfish + -in
aequorin
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- target: After analyzing individual transformants, nucleoplasmin was shown to successfully target aequorin to nuclei.
Modifies a noun
- transgene: Cell-type specific monitoring of intracellular calcium in Drosophila using an aequorin transgene.
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