Synonymous but not the same: the causes and consequences of codon bias

JB Plotkin, G Kudla - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2011 - nature.com
Despite their name, synonymous mutations have significant consequences for cellular
processes in all taxa. As a result, an understanding of codon bias is central to fields as …

Genetically encodable fluorescent biosensors for tracking signaling dynamics in living cells

RH Newman, MD Fosbrink, J Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2011 - ACS Publications
Fluorescence has long been recognized as a powerful tool for probing biological structure
and function. Nearly sixty-five years ago, Coons and colleagues introduced the first …

Multiparameter RNA and codon optimization: a standardized tool to assess and enhance autologous mammalian gene expression

S Fath, AP Bauer, M Liss, A Spriestersbach… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Autologous expression of recombinant human proteins in human cells for biomedical
research and product development is often hampered by low expression yields limiting …

Guide to red fluorescent proteins and biosensors for flow cytometry

KD Piatkevich, VV Verkhusha - Methods in cell biology, 2011 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of the first red fluorescent protein (RFP), named DsRed, 12 years ago, a
wide pallet of red-shifted fluorescent proteins has been cloned and biotechnologically …

Expression of GFP in the mitochondrial compartment using DQAsome-mediated delivery of an artificial mini-mitochondrial genome

D Lyrawati, A Trounson, D Cram - Pharmaceutical research, 2011 - Springer
Purpose We describe a novel strategy for expression of GFP in mammalian mitochondria.
Methods The key components of the strategy were an artificially created mitochondrial …

Targeting and imaging single biomolecules in living cells by complementation-activated light microscopy with split-fluorescent proteins

F Pinaud, M Dahan - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Single-molecule (SM) microscopy allows outstanding insight into biomolecular mechanisms
in cells. However, selective detection of single biomolecules in their native environment …

Myocardial gene delivery using molecular cardiac surgery with recombinant adeno-associated virus vectors in vivo

JD White, DM Thesier, JBD Swain, MG Katz… - Gene therapy, 2011 - nature.com
We use a novel technique that allows for closed recirculation of vector genomes in the
cardiac circulation using cardiopulmonary bypass, referred to here as molecular cardiac …

Tumor imaging with multicolor fluorescent protein expression

N Yamamoto, H Tsuchiya, RM Hoffman - International journal of clinical …, 2011 - Springer
Imaging with fluorescent proteins has been revolutionary and has led to the new field of in
vivo cell biology. Many new applications of this technology have been developed. Green …

[HTML][HTML] Transactivation of human parvovirus B19 gene expression in endothelial cells by adenoviral helper functions

T Pozzuto, K von Kietzell, T Bock, C Schmidt-Lucke… - Virology, 2011 - Elsevier
Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) DNA is highly prevalent in endothelial cells lining up
intramyocardial arterioles and postcapillary venules of patients with chronic myocarditis and …

The codon usage model of the context flanking each cleavage site in the polyprotein of foot-and-mouth disease virus

J Zhou, J Zhang, H Chen, L Ma, Y Ding, Z Pejsak… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
To investigate the codon usage pattern of the contexts flanking 11 cleavage sites of foot-and-
mouth disease virus (FMDV) polyprotein, the codon usage model of the corresponding …