The Luciferase Quantum Dot in the vaccine

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The Luciferase quantum dot: [link to pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (secure)]

Quote: (S)elf-illuminating quantum dot conjugates can be prepared by coupling of commercially available carboxylate-presenting quantum dots to the light-emitting protein Renilla luciferase. When the conjugates are exposed to the luciferase's substrate coelenterazine, the energy released by substrate catabolism is transferred to the quantum dots through bioluminescence resonance energy transfer, leading to quantum dot light emission.