FRET-Introduction
continued
There are two problems that are encountered when using
CFP and YFP as FRET partners. First the FRET channel is polluted with
fluorescence spilling over from CFP. Even when CFP
is expressed alone a certain amount of fluorescence is observed in
the FRET channel.
However we quantify the amount of fluorescence
in the FRETchannel when CFP is expressed alone and define a spillover
factor:

