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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Bioluminescence is utilized by several nocturnal japanese firely species during mate selection, with males and females illuminating equally. Several common signals appear to be used to communicate everything from "male awaiting a mate" to "female here". <ref name="main">PMID:8813052</ref> While the reaction is quite similiar to that of other bioluminescent luciferases, firefly luciferase has a unique structure in both the protein and luciferin required to produce the bioluminescence. In research, the luciferase reaction is utilized for many purposes, such as sensing cellular ATP levels or visualizing the effects of a promoter. | Bioluminescence is utilized by several nocturnal japanese firely species during mate selection, with males and females illuminating equally. Several common signals appear to be used to communicate everything from "male awaiting a mate" to "female here". <ref name="main">PMID:8813052</ref> While the reaction is quite similiar to that of other bioluminescent luciferases, firefly luciferase has a unique structure in both the protein and luciferin required to produce the bioluminescence. In research, the luciferase reaction is utilized for many purposes, such as sensing cellular ATP levels or visualizing the effects of a promoter sequence. | ||
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||