What is luxCDABE?

Answer 1

luxCDABE is the name of a bacterial operon. It is a sequence of genes whoms gene product produce blue light. If you put this piece of genetic material inside a bacteria, it will light up in blue.

Answer 2

LuxCDABE is a set of genes encoding for bioluminescent proteins from the bacterium Vibrio fischeri. These genes are often used as reporters in molecular Biology to track gene expression or for imaging purposes. LuxCDABE produces visible light through a reaction involving luciferase enzyme and a substrate called luciferin.