TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY: Thermostable GlowTag (YFAST)

The Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists behind this invention developed a new way to make enzymes tougher so they can survive and work well at high temperatures. They used a heat-loving microorganism called Parageobacillus thermoglucosidasius as a testing ground and created a modified version of a fluorogenic protein called YFAST that glows only when it folds correctly. The modified version called hsFAST is stable under heat and by attaching this glowing tag to other e…