Aequorea victoria
E400658
Aequorea victoria is a bioluminescent hydrozoan jellyfish best known as the natural source of green fluorescent protein (GFP), a crucial tool in molecular and cellular biology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aequorea victoria canonical | 3 |
| Aequorea | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bioluminescent organism
ⓘ
cnidarian ⓘ hydrozoan ⓘ species ⓘ |
| associatedNobelPrize | 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for GFP-related work ⓘ |
| authority | Murbach & Shearer, 1902 ⓘ |
| binomialName | Aequorea victoria self-link ⓘ |
| bioluminescenceMechanism | calcium-activated aequorin emits blue light that excites GFP ⓘ |
| bioluminescent | true ⓘ |
| bodyForm | medusa ⓘ |
| class | Hydrozoa ⓘ |
| commonName |
crystal jelly
ⓘ
crystal jellyfish ⓘ |
| diet |
plankton
ⓘ
small crustaceans ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| family | Aequoreidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
eastern North Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Pacific Ocean
|
| foundOffCoastOf |
British Columbia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Washington State, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| genus |
Aequorea victoria
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Aequorea
|
| GFPAbbreviation | GFP ⓘ |
| GFPApplications |
gene expression tracking
ⓘ
protein localization studies ⓘ reporter gene ⓘ |
| GFPColor | green ⓘ |
| GFPDiscoveryFrom | Osamu Shimomura isolated GFP from Aequorea victoria ⓘ |
| GFPEmissionPeak | about 509 nm ⓘ |
| GFPExcitationPeak | about 395 nm ⓘ |
| GFPSecondaryExcitationPeak | about 475 nm ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal marine waters
ⓘ
pelagic zone ⓘ |
| hasTentacles | true ⓘ |
| importantIn |
cell biology
ⓘ
fluorescence microscopy ⓘ live-cell imaging ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycleStage |
medusa
ⓘ
planula larva ⓘ polyp ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Victoria, British Columbia ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the original source of green fluorescent protein ⓘ |
| phylum | Cnidaria ⓘ |
| produces |
aequorin
ⓘ
green fluorescent protein ⓘ |
| reproduction | sexual reproduction via gametes ⓘ |
| symmetry | radial symmetry ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| tentacleCount | over 100 tentacles in mature individuals ⓘ |
| usedAs | model organism for bioluminescence studies ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Aequorea