Open AccessThe brightest dots in the bunch
Author(s) -
Nicole LeBrasseur
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb1596rr4
Subject(s) - photobleaching , biology , fluorescence , biophysics , fluorescence recovery after photobleaching , membrane , transporter , quantum dot , resist , nanotechnology , biochemistry , materials science , optics , physics , layer (electronics) , gene
![Graphic][1] QDs light up membrane-bound Pgp (red), a multidrug transporter, in living cells.SimonQuantum dots (QDs), fluorescent inorganic crystals <10 nm in diameter, offer several advantages over organic dyes for labeling biological samples. They resist photobleaching, and their
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