Green fluorescent proteins are light-induced electron donors
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- 26 April 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Chemical Biology
- Vol. 5 (7) , 459-461
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.174
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.Keywords
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