Fleiss A, Sarkisyan KS. A brief review of bioluminescent systems (2019).
Curr Genet 2019;
65:877-882. [PMID:
30850867 PMCID:
PMC6620254 DOI:
10.1007/s00294-019-00951-5]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Despite being widely used in reporter technologies, bioluminescent systems are largely understudied. Of at least forty different bioluminescent systems thought to exist in nature, molecular components of only seven light-emitting reactions are known, and the full biochemical pathway leading to light emission is only understood for two of them. Here, we provide a succinct overview of currently known bioluminescent systems highlighting available tools for research and discussing future applications.
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