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luxY

Gene
luxY
Protein
Yellow fluorescent protein
Organism
Aliivibrio fischeri
Length
194 amino acids
Function
Antenna protein that modulates the color of the bioluminescence emission of the luciferase. In the presence of YFP and only at temperatures below 20 degrees Celsius, luciferase exhibits a bimodal emission spectrum with a new peak at 545 nM (yellow), in addition to the one at 485 nM.
Mass
22.237 kDa
Sequence
MFKGIVEGIGIIEKIDIYTDLDKYAIRFPENMLNGIKKESSIMFNGCFLTVTSVNSNIVWFDIFEKEARKLDTFREYKVGDRVNLGTFPKFGAASGGHILSARISCVASIIEIIENEDYQQMWIQIPENFTEFLIDKDYIAVDGISLTIDTIKNNQFFISLPLKIAQNTNMKWRKKGDKVNVELSNKINANQCW