For clarity of discussion, we divide the known photoswitchable proteins into different categories: protein motifs, ion channels, receptors, and enzymes.
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photoswitchable proteins
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reversibly light-switched fluorescent proteins
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Examples of using photoswitchable proteins, their substrates, inhibitors and ligands containing azobenzene...
Recently, a new class of fluorescent proteins was discovered that can be reversibly light-switched between a fluorescent and a non-fluorescent state.
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The review organizes known photoswitchable proteins into protein motifs, ion channels, receptors, and enzymes.
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For clarity of discussion, we divide the known photoswitchable proteins into different categories: protein motifs, ion channels, receptors, and enzymes.
The source considers examples using photoswitchable proteins and azobenzene-containing substrates, inhibitors, ligands, and nucleic-acid derivatives for nanomachine design.
Mechanistic insights from the asFP595 study can guide rational design and optimization of photoswitchable proteins.
Tight coupling of trans-cis isomerization and proton transfer is essential for the function of photoswitchable proteins.