| 11. | Luciferase genes can be synthesized and inserted into organisms or transfected into cells.
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| 12. | Pharmaceutical companies are using luciferase as a marker to identify potentially useful chemical compounds.
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| 13. | Conversely, luciferase enzymes vary widely and tend to be different in each species.
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| 14. | Diagram of the secondary structure of firefly luciferase.
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| 15. | The opportunities for using luciferase continue to expand.
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| 16. | Bioluminescence is produced through activation of luciferase in the cell's plasma membrane.
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| 17. | Researchers insert the luciferase gene into the TB bacteria and allow the bacteria to multiply.
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| 18. | But when it dies, the luciferase gene becomes inactive and the light goes out.
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| 19. | Luciferase can be produced in the lab through genetic engineering for a number of purposes.
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| 20. | Luciferase is a generic name for an enzyme that catalyzes a light-emitting reaction.
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