Structural basis for the spectral difference in luciferase bioluminescence.
Nakatsu, T., Ichiyama, S., Hiratake, J., Saldanha, A., Kobashi, N., Sakata, K., Kato, H.(2006) Nature 440: 372-376
- PubMed: 16541080 
- DOI: 10.1038/nature04542
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2D1T, 2D1S, 2D1R, 2D1Q - PubMed Abstract: 
Fireflies communicate with each other by emitting yellow-green to yellow-orange brilliant light. The bioluminescence reaction, which uses luciferin, Mg-ATP and molecular oxygen to yield an electronically excited oxyluciferin species, is carried out b ...