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  • Bessho-Uehara, M.; Konishi, K.; Oba, Y.
    Biochemical characteristics and gene expression profiles of two paralogous luciferases from the Japanese firefly Pyrocoelia atripennis (Coleoptera, Lampyridae, Lampyrinae) insight into the evolution of firefly luciferase genes (2017), Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 16, 1301-1310 .
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) Pyrocoelia atripennis

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
D-firefly luciferin + O2 + ATP Pyrocoelia atripennis
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firefly oxyluciferin + CO2 + AMP + diphosphate + hv
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Pyrocoelia atripennis A0A1Q2T837
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Pyrocoelia atripennis A0A1Q2U2F7
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
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Pyrocoelia atripennis

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
egg isoenzyme Luc2 Pyrocoelia atripennis
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lantern isoenzyme Luc1 Pyrocoelia atripennis
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larva expression of PatLuc2 is detected very faintly in the larvae Pyrocoelia atripennis
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larva isoenzyme Luc1 Pyrocoelia atripennis
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prepupa isoenzyme Luc1 Pyrocoelia atripennis
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prepupa weak expression, isoenzyme Luc2 Pyrocoelia atripennis
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pupa isoenzyme Luc1 Pyrocoelia atripennis
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pupa of both sexes, isoenzyme Luc2 Pyrocoelia atripennis
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
D-firefly luciferin + O2 + ATP
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Pyrocoelia atripennis firefly oxyluciferin + CO2 + AMP + diphosphate + hv
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Luc1
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Pyrocoelia atripennis
Luc2
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Pyrocoelia atripennis

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
evolution two paralogous firefly luciferase genes, Luc1 and Luc2. Both gene products have luciferase activity to emit green light. Only Luc1 exhibits spectral pH-sensitivity. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that the pH-sensitivity is developed during the course of the evolution of Luc1 lineage Pyrocoelia atripennis