Photosensitizer Induced Cell Ablation with FAP-TAP MG-2I-dL5**
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Sept. 19, 2017, 1:20 p.m.
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Sign Up to Receive the...residues. Compared to MG, MG-2I has increased ROS generation when bound by the dL5** FAP. The iodine-modifications...the main advantages of MG-2I-dL5** over other genetically encoded photosensitizers is that it works with...cells. He et al also show that MG-2I-dL5** only generates small amounts of non-specific ROS when exposed...Watkins, S. C., . . . Bruchez, M. P. (2016). A genetically targetable near-infrared photosensitizer. Nature...Chepurnykh, T. V., . . . Lukyanov, K. A. (2005). A genetically encoded photosensitizer. Nature Biotechnology...