Molecular photoswitches enable dynamic control of processes with high spatiotemporal
precision, using light as external stimulus, and hence are ideal tools for different research …

Photoactivatable (alternatively, photoremovable, photoreleasable, or photocleavable)
protecting groups (PPGs), also known as caged or photocaged compounds, are used to …

Lanthanides refer to the 15 elements located at the sixth period and IIIB group in the periodic
table, ranging from lanthanum to lutetium, with the electronic configuration of [Xe] 4f n–1 5d …

We describe an engineered photoactivatable Cas9 (paCas9) that enables optogenetic
control of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in human cells. paCas9 consists of split Cas9 …

Biological processes are naturally regulated with high spatial and temporal control, as is
perhaps most evident in metazoan embryogenesis. Chemical tools have been extensively …

Photoremovable Protecting Groups in Chemistry and Biology: Reaction Mechanisms and
Efficacy | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN CAS Find my institution Log In …

The photoisomerization of azobenzene has been known for almost 75 years but only
recently has this process been widely applied to biological systems. The central challenge of …

Spatial and temporal control over chemical and biological processes plays a key role in life,
where the whole is often much more than the sum of its parts. Quite trivially, the molecules of …

Photoactivation of bioactive molecules allows manipulation of cellular processes with high
spatiotemporal precision. The recent emergence of visible-light excitable photoprotecting …

Hydrogels are soft materials composed of a three-dimensional network which contain a high
percentage of water similar to body tissue and are therefore regarded as a biocompatible …