Sea as a color palette: the ecology and evolution of fluorescence

Macel, Marie-Lyne; Ristoratore, Filomena; Locascio, Annamaria; Spagnuolo, Antonietta; Sordino, Paolo; D’Aniello, Salvatore

doi:10.1186/s40851-020-00161-9

Zoological Letters

Table 2 Natural and photoactivable fluorescent proteins and pigments

From: Sea as a color palette: the ecology and evolution of fluorescence

Gene ortholog	Protein class	Phylum/Organism	λExc (nm)	λEmi (nm)	Reference
GFP	GFP	Cnidaria, Hydrozoa	395	510	[13]
DsRed	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	558	583	[14]
cFP484	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	456	484	[14]
zFP538	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	528	538	[14]
ZsGreen	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	496	506	[14]
asulCP	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	572	595	[15]
cgigGFP	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	399	496	[15]
hcriGFP	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	405	500	[15]
dis3GFP	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	503	512	[15]
dendFP	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	492–557	508–575	[15]
mcavGFP	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	506	516	[15]
mcavRFP	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	508	580	[15]
rfloGFP	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	508	518	[15]
rfloRFP	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	566	574	[15]
scubGFP1	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	497	506	[15]
zoan2RFP	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	552	576	[15]
asCP562	GFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	562	595	[16]
Kaede	PAFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	508–572	518–580	[17]
Dendra	PAFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	488–556	505–575	[18]
Dronpa	PAFP	Cnidaria, Anthozoa	503	518	[19]
pmeaGFP1	GFP	Arthropoda, Copepoda	489	504	[20]
GFPa1	GFP	Chordata, Cephalochordata	497	516	[21]
UnaG	Fatty Acid binding	Vertebrata, Teleostea	500	527	[22]
Sandercyanin	Lipocalin	Vertebrata, Teleostea	375	630	[23]
SmURFP	Phycobiliprotein	Cyanobacteria	642	670	[24]
Pigment name	Pigment type	Phylum/Organism	λ_Exc(nm)	λ_Emi(nm)	Reference
Crustacyanin	Carotenoid	Arthropoda Malacostraca	530	580	[25]
β-carboline	Tryptophan derivative	Arthropoda Aracnida	360–370	445–490	[26]
Psittacofulvin	Non-carotenoid	Chordata Aves	N/A	N/A	[27]
Spheniscins	Pterins-like	Chordata Aves	UV	N/A	[28]
Sepiapterin	Pteridin	Chordata Actinopterygii	UV	450–490	[29]
Porphyrin	Porphyrin	Mollusca Gastropod	UV	625	[30]
Hyloin	Dihydroisoquinolinone	Chordata Amphibia	390–430	450–470	[31]
Betaxanthins	Betalains	Plantae caryophyllales	463–474	509–512	[32]

Fluorescent molecules, their taxonomic distribution, excitation/emission wavelengths, and the original scientific reference. Fluorescent proteins belong to three different classes: GFPs, fatty acid binding proteins, and lipocalins. Various pigments can also participate in the process of fluorescence

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