The red edge: bilin-binding photoreceptors as optogenetic tools and fluorescence reporters
This review adds the bilin-binding phytochromes to the Chemical Reviews thematic issue
“Optogenetics and Photopharmacology”. The work is structured into two parts. We first …
“Optogenetics and Photopharmacology”. The work is structured into two parts. We first …
Red light optogenetics in neuroscience
Optogenetics, a field concentrating on controlling cellular functions by means of light-
activated proteins, has shown tremendous potential in neuroscience. It possesses superior …
activated proteins, has shown tremendous potential in neuroscience. It possesses superior …
Construction of Pt/Pt-Au doped chiral nanostructures using arginine and porphyrin assemblies as templates for enantioselective photocatalysis
Chiral nanomaterials with different functions have been widely developed, but the deep
understanding of the structural effects of nanocatalysts on enantioselective photocatalytic …
understanding of the structural effects of nanocatalysts on enantioselective photocatalytic …
[HTML][HTML] Cyanobacteriochromes from Gloeobacterales provide new insight into the diversification of cyanobacterial photoreceptors
NC Rockwell, JC Lagarias - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
The phytochrome superfamily comprises three groups of photoreceptors sharing a
conserved GAF (cGMP-specific phosphodiesterases, cyanobacterial adenylate cyclases …
conserved GAF (cGMP-specific phosphodiesterases, cyanobacterial adenylate cyclases …
Frontiers in multiscale modeling of photoreceptor proteins
This perspective article highlights the challenges in the theoretical description of
photoreceptor proteins using multiscale modeling, as discussed at the CECAM workshop in …
photoreceptor proteins using multiscale modeling, as discussed at the CECAM workshop in …
A far-red cyanobacteriochrome lineage specific for verdins
MV Moreno, NC Rockwell, M Mora… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Cyanobacteriochromes (CBCRs) are photoswitchable linear tetrapyrrole (bilin)-based light
sensors in the phytochrome superfamily with a broad spectral range from the near UV …
sensors in the phytochrome superfamily with a broad spectral range from the near UV …
On the Role of a Conserved Tryptophan in the Chromophore Pocket of Cyanobacteriochrome
M Blain-Hartung, GJ von Sass, J Plaickner… - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
The cyanobacteriochrome Slr1393 can be photoconverted between a red (Pr) and green
absorbing form (Pg). The recently determined crystal structures of both states suggest a …
absorbing form (Pg). The recently determined crystal structures of both states suggest a …
Fine spectral tuning of a flavin-binding fluorescent protein for multicolor imaging
Flavin-binding fluorescent proteins are promising genetically encoded tags for microscopy.
However, spectral properties of their chromophores (riboflavin, flavin mononucleotide, and …
However, spectral properties of their chromophores (riboflavin, flavin mononucleotide, and …
Transient 2D IR spectroscopy and multiscale simulations reveal vibrational couplings in the Cyanobacteriochrome Slr1393-g3
Cyanobacteriochromes are bistable photoreceptor proteins with desirable photochemical
properties for biotechnological applications, such as optogenetics or fluorescence …
properties for biotechnological applications, such as optogenetics or fluorescence …
Crystal structure of a far-red–sensing cyanobacteriochrome reveals an atypical bilin conformation and spectral tuning mechanism
S Bandara, NC Rockwell, X Zeng… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Cyanobacteriochromes (CBCRs) are small, linear tetrapyrrole (bilin)-binding photoreceptors
in the phytochrome superfamily that regulate diverse light-mediated adaptive processes in …
in the phytochrome superfamily that regulate diverse light-mediated adaptive processes in …