Unusually large family of green fluorescent proteins discovered in marine creature

Scripps scientists find unexpected role for proteins: antioxidants

		IMAGE: Amphioxus fluorescence is only very intense in specific areas of the mouth. The remainder of the body shows less or no fluorescence.  This discrepancy in fluorescence distribution is possible because the 16... Click here for more information.

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a family of green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) in a primitive sea animal, along with new clues about the role of the proteins that has nothing to do with their famous glow.