Viral Applications of Green Fluorescent Protein: Methods and Protocols [Mixed media product]

Over the last ten years, Green Fluorescent Proteins, along with the other spectral variants, have emerged from near obscurity to become a powerful and versatile tool in scientific research. In Viral Applications of Green Fluorescent Protein: Methods and Protocols, leading investigators from around the world contribute detailed examples of both the construction and application of fluorescent proteins delivered by viruses in a format crafted to produce rapid, readily reproducible results. Written in the style of the popular and successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, the chapters include brief introductions to the topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step laboratory protocols, and Notes sections, which highlight tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Cutting-edge and easy to use, Viral Applications of Green Fluorescent Protein: Methods and Protocols supplies researchers with an ideal guide to the many uses of GFP and a vital starting point for future studies utilizing this highly adaptable protein.

Using Fluorescent Proteins to Study Poxvirus Morphogenesis.- Molecular Imaging of Human Embryonic Stem Cells.- Use of a GFP-PML-Expressing Cell Line as a Biosensor for Human Cytomegalovirus Infection.- Dual-Color Imaging of Tumor Angiogenesis.- Use of GFP to Analyze Morphology, Connectivity, and Function of Cells in the Central Nervous System.- Expression of EGFP by Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer in the Central Nervous System.- Adenovirus-Mediated Delivery of Short Hairpin RNA (shRNA) Mediates Efficient Gene Silencing in Terminally Differentiated Cardiac Myocytes.- Microscopic Analysis of Adenoviral Decontamination Using GFP Adenovirus with Comparable Sensitivity to Flow Cytometry.- Production of Multicistronic HIV-1 Based Lentiviral Vectors.- Using an EGFPmeter to Evaluate the Lentiviral Vector Production: Tricks and Traps.- Use olã‚