Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream
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Blog Post
Published
Sept. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
...of ~75% in response to the magnetic field (Figure 2); they named this variant MagLOV. Andrew was thrilled...didn’t need any added cofactors.
Figure 2: Fluorescence intensity and ΔF/F of MagLOV, a variant...fluorescence when a small magnet was passed over the sample (Frank Hayward et al., 2024). The fluorescence ...intensity decreased whenever the magnet approached the sample (by less than 1%) and recovered after the magnet...expressing MagLOV while a magnet is waved under the sample. The imaged area measures approximately 82 mm across...Matsuoka, R., Kimura, S., Miura, T., Ikoma, T., & Kusamoto, T. (2023) Single-Molecule Magnetoluminescence...