PHR domain of Arabidopsis thaliana cryptochrome 2
Protein DomainThe PHR domain of Arabidopsis thaliana cryptochrome 2 is a blue-light-responsive protein domain that self-oligomerizes upon illumination. In the cited optogenetic application, it was fused into a construct that rapidly modulated caspase-8 activation, leading to caspase-3 accumulation and induction of apoptosis.