In one assay, a “22F” plasmid encodes a circularly permuted form of this protein that uses cAMP to find its active conformation. A synthetic form of this protein includes a complementary Large BiT and Small BiT that bind each other when their target proteins are together. This protein’s main substrate is regenerated in vivo by hydrolyzing its product to form CHBT, which then reacts with cysteine. Promega kits such as NanoBiT use commercial forms of this enzyme, including one from the shrimp (*) Oplophorus gracilirostris. A magnesium- and ATP-independent form of this enzyme oxidizes coelenterazine in Renilla and yields the more stable of two signals in certain “dual” assays. The genus Photinus uses this enzyme to create flash patterns in its lantern organ. For 10 points, what enzyme in bioluminescent reporter assays causes fireflies to glow? ■END■
ANSWER: luciferase [accept firefly luciferase or Fluc; accept Renilla luciferase or Rluc; accept GloSensor luciferase; accept nanoluciferase or NanoLuc or Nluc; accept nanoluciferase binary technology; prompt on NanoBiT until read by asking “what is the namesake enzyme in NanoBiT?”; prompt on GloSensor by asking “] (The first line refers to the specially modified firefly luciferase in Promega’s GloSensor™ kits.)
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