aequorin
Calcium-sensing glow protein
Aequorin is a protein from jellyfish that emits blue light when it binds calcium ions.
It revolutionized cell biology by allowing researchers to track calcium movement inside living cells—a breakthrough that earned its discoverers a Nobel Prize.
The team used aequorin to visualize calcium signaling in neurons.
Steady, soft light
- bioluminescenceOrganism-generated light emission
- blue lightHigh-energy visible radiation
- photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
- emissionDischarged substance or act
flash · radiance · fluorescence · luminosity · shimmer
Highest academic honor
- microinjectionPrecise cellular substance delivery
- muscle contractionFibers tensing and shortening
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
Element twenty, builds bones
- bioluminescenceOrganism-generated light emission
- chemiluminescenceLight from molecular reactions
- intracellularWithin cell membranes
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
recombinant · assay · purification · chelation · biomolecule · troponin · biomarker
Stinging aquatic invertebrate
- medusaFree-swimming cnidarian form
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- hydrozoanMarine invertebrate with stinging cells
bioluminescent · planktonic · Pacific Ocean · transparent · Puget Sound · umbrella · drifter · marine invertebrate
glow
Steady, soft light
- bioluminescenceOrganism-generated light emission
- blue lightHigh-energy visible radiation
- photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
emission · flash · radiance · fluorescence · luminosity · shimmer
Nobel Prize
Highest academic honor
- microinjectionPrecise cellular substance delivery
- muscle contractionFibers tensing and shortening
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
calcium
Element twenty, builds bones
- bioluminescenceOrganism-generated light emission
- chemiluminescenceLight from molecular reactions
- intracellularWithin cell membranes
cytoplasm · recombinant · assay · purification · chelation · biomolecule · troponin · biomarker
cnidarian
Stinging aquatic invertebrate
- medusaFree-swimming cnidarian form
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
hydrozoan · bioluminescent · planktonic · Pacific Ocean · transparent · Puget Sound · umbrella · drifter · marine invertebrate
- Bioluminescent Molecules
- cold lightbioluminescence, light emission, fireflies, glow sticks, lightsticks
- luminescenceluminescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence, bioluminescence, chemiluminescence
- Calcium Proteinstroponin
- fluorophoresfluorescein, coumarin, xanthene dyes, CFP, cerulean