Table 1 Properties of red FPs with emission maxima above 600 nm.

From: Monomeric Garnet, a far-red fluorescent protein for live-cell STED imaging

Protein

Ex/Em (nm)

QY

EC (M−1cm−1)

MB relative to mRuby (%)

pKa

Maturation half-time at 37 °C (min)

Fluorescence Lifetime (ns)

Monomers

 mRuby

558/605

(0.35)19

(112,000)19

100

(4.4)19

(168)19

(2.6)19

 mRaspberry

598/625

(0.15)25

(79,000)25

30

(5.0)17

(126)17

ND

 mKate2

588/633

(0.40)38

(62,500)38

64

(6.5)17

(48)17

ND

 mKate

588/635

(0.28)38

(31,500)38

23

(6.5)25

(75)25

ND

 mPlum

590/649

(0.10)25

(22,000)25

6

(5.5)17

(96)17

ND

 mNeptune1

600/650

(0.20)26

(67,000)26

34

(5.4)26

(28)27

ND

 mNeptune2

599/651

(0.24)27

(89,000)27

54

(6.3)27

(27)27

ND

 mNeptune2.5

599/643

(0.28)27

(95,000)27

68

(5.8)27

(26)27

ND

 mCardinal

604/659

(0.19)27

(87,000)27

42

(5.3)27

(27)27

ND

 TagRFP657

611/657

(0.10)18

(34,000)18

9

(5.0)18

(125)18

1.4

 mGarnet

598/670

0.09

95,000

22

7.4

112

0.8

Dimers

 eqFP650

592/650

(0.24)22

(65,000)22

40

(5.7)22

ND

ND

 eqFP670

605/670

(0.06)22

(70,000)22

11

(4.5)22

ND

ND

Tetramers

 eqFP611

559/611

(0.45)20

(78,000)20

90

ND

ND

(2.5)20

 RFP639

588/639

(0.18)35

(69,000)35

32

(<4.0)35

(90)35

ND

 E2-Crimson

605/646

(0.12)17

(58,500)17

18

(4.5)17

(26)17

ND

  1. Molecular Brightness (MB) is a product of quantum yield (QY) and extinction coefficient (EC). ND, not determined.