Chromophore Isomer Stabilization Is Critical to the Efficient Fluorescence of Cyan Fluorescent Proteins.
Gotthard, G., von Stetten, D., Clavel, D., Noirclerc-Savoye, M., Royant, A.(2017) Biochemistry 56: 6418-6422
- PubMed: 29148725 
- DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b01088
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
5OX9, 5OX8, 5OXA, 5OXC, 5OXB - PubMed Abstract: 
ECFP, the first usable cyan fluorescent protein (CFP), was obtained by adapting the tyrosine-based chromophore environment in green fluorescent protein to that of a tryptophan-based one. This first-generation CFP was superseded by the popular Cerulea ...