Sites of Autoimmune Inflammation Revealed by Expression of Firefly Protein (IMAGE)

American Journal of Pathology

Sites of Autoimmune Inflammation Revealed by Expression of Firefly Protein

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Upon inflammation, the transcription factor NF-kB in cells of transgenic mice activates the translation of the Luciferase protein. Luciferase allows light emissions from inflamed tissue.

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Zangani et al, 2009

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