Connecticut College - Bioluminescence Research Group

Recent Publications

Firefly with the chemical structure that makes it glow

(* indicates student co-author.)

"A Redshifted Codon-Optimized Firefly Luciferase is a Sensitive Reporter for Bioluminescence Imaging," H. Caysa, R. Jacob, N. Müther, B. Branchini, M. Messerle and A. Söling, Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 8: 52-56 (2009).
The Effects of Elevated Osmotic Concentration on Control of Germination in the Gemmules of Freshwater Sponges Eunapius fragilis and Anheterameyania ryderi,” S.H. Loomis, A. Bettridge and B. R. Branchini, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 82: 388-395, 2009.
"A Redshifted Codon-Optimized Firefly Luciferase is a Sensitive Reporter for Bioluminescence Imaging," H. Caysa, R. Jacob, N. Müther, B. Branchini, M. Messerle and A. Söling, Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, in press, 2008.
"Spectral-Resolved Gene Technology for Multiplexed Bioluminescence and High-Content Screening," E. Michelini, L. Cevenini, L. Mezzanotte, D. Ablamsky, T. Southworth, B. Branchini and A. Roda, Analytical Chemistry 80: 260-267 (2008).
"Combining Intracellular and secreted bioluminescent reporter proteins for multicolor cell-based assays," E. Michelini, L. Cevenini, L. Mezzanotte, D. Ablamsky, T. Southworth, B. R. Branchini and A. Roda, Photochem Photobiol Sci. 7: 212-217 (2008).
"Synergistic Mutations Produce Blue-Shifted Bioluminescence in Firefly Luciferase," B. R. Branchini, D. M. Ablamsky, J. M. Rosenman*, L. Uzasci*, T. L. Southworth and M. Zimmer, Biochemistry 46 (48): 13847-13855 (2007).
"Development of a Multiplexed Bioluminescent Cell-based Assay wit the Luc Gene from Luciola italica for High Throughput Screening of Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs." E. Michelini, T. L. Southworth, D. Ablamsky, B. R. Branchini and A. Roda, in Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Bioluminescence and Chemiluminescence: Chemistry Biology and Applications, San Diego, CA, October 15-19, 2006, edited by A. A. Szalay, P. J. Hill, L. J. Kricka and P. E. Stanley, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., Singapore, pp. 119-122, 2007.
"Thermostable red and green light-producing firefly luciferase mutants for bioluminescent reporter applications," B.R. Branchini, D.M. Ablamsky, M.H. Murtiashaw, L. Uzasci*, H. Fraga and T.L. Southworth, Analytical Biochemistry, 361 (2): 253-262 (2007).
"Lucifease from the Italian firefly Luciola italica: Molecular cloning and expression," B.R. Branchini, T.L. Southworth, J.P. DeAngelis*, A. Roda, and E. Michelini, in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B, 145, pp.159-167 (2006).
"NMR Assignment of the Backbone Resonances of the Firefly Luciferase C-Terminal 14.3 kDa Domain," B.R. Branchini, S.A. Gonzales, and R. Magyar in Journal of Biomolecular NMR, vol 33, p. 73 (2005).