Fluorescent proteins are intimately connected to research in the life sciences.
Tagging of gene products with fluorescent proteins has revolutionized all areas
of biosciences, ranging from fundamental biochemistry to clinical oncology, to
environmental research. The discovery of the Green Fluorescent Protein, its
first, seminal application and the ingenious development of a broad palette of
fluorescence proteins of other colours, was consequently recognised with the
Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2008. Fluorescent Proteins II highlights the
physicochemical and biophysical aspects of fluorescent protein technology
beyond imaging. It is tailored to meet the needs of physicists, chemists and
biologists who are interested in the fundamental properties of fluorescent
proteins, while also focussing on specific applications. The implementations
described are cutting-edge studies and exemplify how the physical and chemical
properties of fluorescent proteins can stimulate novel findings in life
sciences.
