Lighting Up Cell Signaling with Photoswitchable Kinases
Type
Blog Post
...fluorescence when exposed to 500 nm light. Under 400 nm cyan light, Dronpa dimers dissociate, Dronpa goes...minute pulse of 500 nm light (turn on psRaf1) followed by 3 seconds of 400 nm light (turn off psRaf1). After...and use MEK1 as a model kinase. In this system, light is used to turn “on” and “off” MEK1 activity by ...is called psMEK1. When exposed to 500 nm violet light, the Dronpa dimers interact and lock MEK1 in an ... an inhibitor of choice, exposed to 500 nm cyan light to activate psMEK1, and the localization of ERK ...these same cells by 24-48 hours exposure to blue light also induced tail swelling in ~75% of worms (see...expressed in a tissue or organism that blue and violet light can penetrate.
How can I try using photoswitchable...