TABLE 1

Applicable Reporter Genes

ModalityReporterReference(s)
Optical reporter genesFluorescent protein (red, green)17,18
Luciferase (firefly, click beetle, renilla, gaussia)9,14–16
Nuclear medicine reporter genesHSV1 TK2,3,62,63
Human mitochondrial TK33
D2R34,35
NIS41–43
Norepinephrine transporter40,44
SSTr39
Estrogen receptor36
MRI reporter genesTransferrin receptor22
β-galactosidase23
Tyrosinase24,25
Ferritin26,27
LRP28