Issue 13, 2017

moxDendra2: an inert photoswitchable protein for oxidizing environments

Abstract

Fluorescent proteins (FPs) that can be optically highlighted enable PALM super-resolution microscopy and pulse-chase experiments of cellular molecules. Most FPs evolved in cytoplasmic environments either in the original source organism or in the cytoplasm of bacteria during the course of optimization for research applications. Consequently, many FPs may fold incorrectly in the chemically distinct environments in subcellular organelles. Here, we describe the first monomeric photoswitchable (from green to bright red) FP adapted for oxidizing environments.

Graphical abstract: moxDendra2: an inert photoswitchable protein for oxidizing environments

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Dec 2016
Accepted
19 Jan 2017
First published
19 Jan 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 2106-2109

moxDendra2: an inert photoswitchable protein for oxidizing environments

A. A. Kaberniuk, N. C. Morano, V. V. Verkhusha and E. L. Snapp, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 2106 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC09997A

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