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SUBMITTER: Tsutsui K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4802208 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tsutsui Kenta K Shimada Eriko E Ogawa Tomohisa T Tsuruwaka Yusuke Y
Scientific reports 20160322
A fluorescent protein was identified and cloned from the deep-sea anemone Cribrinopsis japonica. Bioluminescence and fluorescence expression were examined by direct observations of live specimens and RNA-Seq analysis. Both approaches revealed a novel green fluorescent protein in the tentacles of the anemone, but bioluminescence was not observed. Behavioural observations revealed that a blue light excited the fluorescence in the tentacles, and initiated a behavioural response whereby the fluoresc ...[more]