Structure-and mechanism-guided design of single fluorescent protein-based biosensors

Y Nasu, Y Shen, L Kramer, RE Campbell - Nature chemical biology, 2021 - nature.com
Intensiometric genetically encoded biosensors, based on allosteric modulation of the
fluorescence of a single fluorescent protein, are powerful tools for enabling imaging of …

Genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors illuminate the spatiotemporal regulation of signaling networks

EC Greenwald, S Mehta, J Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cellular signaling networks are the foundation which determines the fate and function of
cells as they respond to various cues and stimuli. The discovery of fluorescent proteins over …

Phosphodiesterase 9A controls nitric-oxide-independent cGMP and hypertrophic heart disease

DI Lee, G Zhu, T Sasaki, GS Cho, N Hamdani… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) is a second messenger molecule that transduces
nitric-oxide-and natriuretic-peptide-coupled signalling, stimulating phosphorylation changes …

Imaging cytosolic NADH-NAD+ redox state with a genetically encoded fluorescent biosensor

YP Hung, JG Albeck, M Tantama, G Yellen - Cell metabolism, 2011 - cell.com
NADH is a key metabolic cofactor whose sensitive and specific detection in the cytosol of
live cells has been difficult. We constructed a fluorescent biosensor of the cytosolic NADH …

Calcium-Mobilizing Properties of Salvia miltiorrhiza-Derived Carbon Dots Confer Enhanced Environmental Adaptability in Plants

Y Li, Z Tang, Z Pan, R Wang, X Wang, P Zhao, M Liu… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biomass-derived carbon dots (CDs) are promising nanotools for agricultural applications
and function as a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger to alleviate plant oxidative …

Concepts of neural nitric oxide‐mediated transmission

J Garthwaite - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
As a chemical transmitter in the mammalian central nervous system, nitric oxide (NO) is still
thought a bit of an oddity, yet this role extends back to the beginnings of the evolution of the …

Fluorescence/bioluminescence resonance energy transfer techniques to study G-protein-coupled receptor activation and signaling

MJ Lohse, S Nuber, C Hoffmann - Pharmacological reviews, 2012 - ASPET
Fluorescence and bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (FRET and BRET)
techniques allow the sensitive monitoring of distances between two labels at the nanometer …

Cyclic GMP signaling in cardiovascular pathophysiology and therapeutics

EJ Tsai, DA Kass - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2009 - Elsevier
Cyclic guanosine 3', 5'-monophosphate (cGMP) mediates a wide spectrum of physiologic
processes in multiple cell types within the cardiovascular system. Dysfunctional signaling at …

A high-performance genetically encoded fluorescent indicator for in vivo cAMP imaging

L Wang, C Wu, W Peng, Z Zhou, J Zeng, X Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract cAMP is a key second messenger that regulates diverse cellular functions including
neural plasticity. However, the spatiotemporal dynamics of intracellular cAMP in intact …

Connecting the chemical and biological properties of nitric oxide

JC Toledo Jr, O Augusto - Chemical research in toxicology, 2012 - ACS Publications
Nitric oxide (NO•; nitrogen monoxide) is known to be a critical regulator of cell and tissue
function through mechanisms that utilize its unique physicochemical properties as a small …