Three classes of light-sensory regulatory proteins ... are discussed: the UVA/blue light sensitive BLUF and LOV domain-containing proteins and red/far-red light-sensitive phytochromes.
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LOV domain-containing proteins
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LOV proteins
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The source reports recent advances in using LOV and BLUF photosensors in optogenetics to regulate biological processes.
Bacterial light-sensory regulatory proteins discussed in this source include BLUF domain-containing proteins, LOV domain-containing proteins, and red/far-red light-sensitive phytochromes.
Chromophore phototransformation-induced structural changes in bacterial photosensory proteins trigger biochemical signaling cascades that control light-dependent physiological responses.
Light perception by bacterial photosensory chromoproteins is mediated by flavin chromophores or, in phytochromes, bilin chromophores bound to photosensory domains.