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- Title
Green fluorescent proteins are light-induced electron donors.
- Authors
Bogdanov, Alexey M; Mishin, Alexander S; Yampolsky, Ilia V; Belousov, Vsevolod V; Chudakov, Dmitriy M; Subach, Fedor V; Verkhusha, Vladislav V; Lukyanov, Sergey; Lukyanov, Konstantin A
- Abstract
Proteins of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) family are well known owing to their unique biochemistry and extensive use as in vivo markers. We discovered that GFPs of diverse origins can act as light-induced electron donors in photochemical reactions with various electron acceptors, including biologically relevant ones. Moreover, via green-to-red GFP photoconversion, this process can be observed in living cells without additional treatment.
- Publication
Nature chemical biology, 2009, Vol 5, Issue 7, p459
- ISSN
1552-4469
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nchembio.174