Photochemistry of flavoprotein light sensors
KS Conrad, CC Manahan, BR Crane - Nature chemical biology, 2014 - nature.com
Three major classes of flavin photosensors, light oxygen voltage (LOV) domains, blue light
sensor using FAD (BLUF) proteins and cryptochromes (CRYs), regulate diverse biological …
sensor using FAD (BLUF) proteins and cryptochromes (CRYs), regulate diverse biological …
Optophysiology: Illuminating cell physiology with optogenetics
Optogenetics combines light and genetics to enable precise control of living cells, tissues,
and organisms with tailored functions. Optogenetics has the advantages of …
and organisms with tailored functions. Optogenetics has the advantages of …
Hydrocarbon synthesis via photoenzymatic decarboxylation of carboxylic acids
A recently discovered photodecarboxylase from Chlorella variabilis NC64A (Cv FAP) bears
the promise for the efficient and selective synthesis of hydrocarbons from carboxylic acids …
the promise for the efficient and selective synthesis of hydrocarbons from carboxylic acids …
Spectroscopic and computational observation of glutamine tautomerization in the blue light sensing using flavin domain photoreaction
Y Hontani, J Mehlhorn, T Domratcheva… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Blue light sensing using flavin (BLUF) domains constitute a family of flavin-binding
photoreceptors of bacteria and eukaryotic algae. BLUF photoactivation proceeds via a light …
photoreceptors of bacteria and eukaryotic algae. BLUF photoactivation proceeds via a light …
Unraveling the photoactivation mechanism of a light-activated adenylyl cyclase using ultrafast spectroscopy coupled with unnatural amino acid mutagenesis
The hydrogen bonding network that surrounds the flavin in blue light using flavin adenine
dinucleotide (BLUF) photoreceptors plays a crucial role in sensing and communicating the …
dinucleotide (BLUF) photoreceptors plays a crucial role in sensing and communicating the …
Optobiochemistry: genetically encoded control of protein activity by light
Optobiochemical control of protein activities allows the investigation of protein functions in
living cells with high spatiotemporal resolution. Over the last two decades, numerous natural …
living cells with high spatiotemporal resolution. Over the last two decades, numerous natural …
The nature of proton-coupled electron transfer in a blue light using flavin domain
Z Zhou, Z Chen, XW Kang, Y Zhou… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) is key to the activation of the blue light using flavin
(BLUF) domain photoreceptors. Here, to elucidate the photocycle of the central FMN-Gln-Tyr …
(BLUF) domain photoreceptors. Here, to elucidate the photocycle of the central FMN-Gln-Tyr …
Light-induced chromophore and protein responses and mechanical signal transduction of BLUF proteins
T Fujisawa, S Masuda - Biophysical reviews, 2018 - Springer
Photoreceptor proteins have been used to study how protein conformational changes are
induced by alterations in their environments and how their signals are transmitted to …
induced by alterations in their environments and how their signals are transmitted to …
Constructing molecular π-orbital active spaces for multireference calculations of conjugated systems
ER Sayfutyarova… - Journal of chemical theory …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Molecules with conjugated π systems often feature strong electron correlation and therefore
require multireference methods for a reliable computational description. A key prerequisite …
require multireference methods for a reliable computational description. A key prerequisite …
Early photocycle of Slr1694 blue-light using flavin photoreceptor unraveled through adiabatic excited-state quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical dynamics
Blue-light using flavin (BLUF) photoreceptor proteins are essential to many biological
processes and are attractive candidates for use in optogenetics. To understand the …
processes and are attractive candidates for use in optogenetics. To understand the …