Incorporation of sensing modalities into de novo designed fluorescence-activating proteins

Fluorescent protein reporters based on GFP exist, but have intrinsic disadvantages. Here the authors incorporate pH, Ca2+ and protein–protein interaction sensing modalities into de novo designed mini-fluorescence-activating proteins (mFAPs), with increased photostability and smaller size, which bind...

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Main Authors: Jason C. Klima, Lindsey A. Doyle, Justin Daho Lee, Michael Rappleye, Lauren A. Gagnon, Min Yen Lee, Emilia P. Barros, Anastassia A. Vorobieva, Jiayi Dou, Samantha Bremner, Jacob S. Quon, Cameron M. Chow, Lauren Carter, David L. Mack, Rommie E. Amaro, Joshua C. Vaughan, Andre Berndt, Barry L. Stoddard, David Baker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18911-w