Phe434 is more than 6 Å from the FMN chromophore in AsLOV2; nevertheless, an F434Y point mutation is likely to change several structural features of the chromophore binding site
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F434Y mutant of AsLOV2
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F434Y mutant, F434Y point mutation
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Compared with wild-type AsLOV2, the F434Y mutant has significantly altered photodynamics.
Transient absorption signals spanning 15 decades in time were compared for wild-type AsLOV2 and the F434Y mutant, showing that the latter has significantly altered photodynamics
The F434Y mutant shows biphasic adduct-state formation kinetics on a microsecond time scale.
(ii) biphasic formation of adduct-state kinetics on the microsecond time scale
The F434Y mutant shows faster intersystem crossing leading to triplet formation on a nanosecond time scale.
(i) a faster intersystem crossing leading to triplet formation on a nanosecond time scale
The F434Y mutant shows greatly accelerated ground-state recovery kinetics on a second time scale.
(iii) greatly accelerated ground-state recovery kinetics on a second time scale
The F434Y mutation in AsLOV2 is likely to change several structural features of the chromophore binding site.
an F434Y point mutation is likely to change several structural features of the chromophore binding site, as we demonstrate using molecular dynamics simulations
The spectroscopic differences between wild-type AsLOV2 and the F434Y mutant are linked to changes in the configuration of the critical cysteine residue and to the chromophore's accessibility to solvent and oxygen.
We present mechanistic models that link these spectroscopic differences to changes in the configuration of the critical cysteine residue and in the chromophore's accessibility to solvent and oxygen according to MD trajectories and purging experiments.