Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools
Type
Blog Post
Published
May 15, 2018, 12:43 p.m.
...demonstrated that the caffeine concentrations in several beverages could be estimated by measuring growth of ...permits it to bind to the CIB1 (cryptochrome-interacting basic-helix-loop-helix) protein. After fusing...proteins of interest, a researcher can cause them to interact by stimulation with blue light. Similarly, light...work including the soCoChR-GFP plasmid as well as several derivatives encoding alternative promoters and/...as starting material for the bioproduction of therapeutic methylxanthine drugs like theophylline. To facilitate... required enzymes, including a glutathione S-transferase homolog from a Janthinobacterium sp. Moreover...minimal media supplemented with various caffeinated beverages, but not with caffeine-free drinks. Finally, they...