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Title: A far-red cyanobacteriochrome lineage specific for verdins

Journal Article · · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Significance Cyanobacteriochrome (CBCR) photoreceptors leverage light-triggered photoisomerization of bound bilin chromophores to regulate gene expression, directional movement, and cell–cell communication in cyanobacteria. CBCRs responding to far-red light provide an emerging class of small reagents for applications in synthetic biology. We have found CBCRs that use 18 1 ,18 2 -dihydrobiliverdin or biliverdin chromophore precursors to sense far-red light. This lineage is distinguished from others by exclusion of phycobilins, the normal CBCR chromophores. Owing to the deep penetrance of far-red light in mammalian tissue and availability of biliverdin therein, this lineage of CBCRs holds great potential for developing synthetic biology tools of biomedical interest.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0002395
OSTI ID:
1690274
Journal Information:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 45 Vol. 117; ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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