Difference between revisions of "Skogsbergia lerneri"
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== ''Skogsbergia lerneri'' luciferase homolog == | == ''Skogsbergia lerneri'' luciferase homolog == | ||
+ | ''Skogsbergia lerneri'' is a non-luminescent myodocopid ostracod that lives in the Caribbean, from the same family (Cypridinidae) as the . To use ''Skogsbergia lerneri'' in the 'convergent luciferase' project, the goal is to isolate a homolog of the luciferase gene, and express the ''S. lerneri'' gene in cell culture to test whether it catalyzes a light reaction when mixed with luciferase. |
Revision as of 21:31, 11 November 2011
Skogsbergia lerneri luciferase homolog
Skogsbergia lerneri is a non-luminescent myodocopid ostracod that lives in the Caribbean, from the same family (Cypridinidae) as the . To use Skogsbergia lerneri in the 'convergent luciferase' project, the goal is to isolate a homolog of the luciferase gene, and express the S. lerneri gene in cell culture to test whether it catalyzes a light reaction when mixed with luciferase.