FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Experimental tool: dTomato
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General Information
Symbol
dTomato
FlyBase ID
FBto0000621
Name
dimeric Tomato fluorescent protein
Description
Description

dTomato is a dimeric red fluorescent protein with an excitation peak of 554nm and an emission peak of 581nm in vitro. It is an artificial derivative of the naturally occurring fluorescent protein encoded by the Discosoma drFP583 gene (GenBank:AF168419; AAF03369) (PMID:15558047).

Uses
External Crossreferences and Linkouts
FPbase - A database for users of fluorescent proteins.
GenBank Nucleotide - A collection of sequences from several sources, including GenBank, RefSeq, TPA, and PDB.
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Common gene of origin (35)
Tool
Uses
C-mCh
DsRed
DsRed1
DsRed2
DsRed(E5)
DsRed(E5-NA)
DsRed(M1)
DsRed(S197Y)
DsRed(T1)
DsRed(T3)
DsRed(T4)
DsRed(Unk)
DsRed-Express2
E2-Orange
fmCherry
mApple
mCherry
mOrange
mOrange2
mPlum
mRFP1
mRFP(Unk)
mRFPruby
mStraw
N-mCh
PAmCN
pHlorina
pHTomato
pHuji
sfCherry2(1-10)
sfCherry2(11)
slowFT
td-fmCherry
tdimer2(12)
tdTomato
Transgenic Constructs
Insertions ( 1 )
Insertion
Encoded product / tool
Tagged with
Also carries
Stocks
Associated Alleles
TI{dTomato}DlldTomato
dTomato
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (2)
Reported As
Symbol Synonym
dTomato
Name Synonyms
dimeric Tomato fluorescent protein
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (2)