Sensory photoreceptors underpin light-dependent adaptations of organismal physiology,
development, and behavior in nature. Adapted for optogenetics, sensory photoreceptors …

Bioluminescence has long been used to image biological processes in vivo. This technology
features luciferase enzymes and luciferin small molecules that produce visible light …

E-cadherin-based cell-cell adhesions are dynamically and locally regulated in many
essential processes, including embryogenesis, wound healing and tissue organization, with …

Optogenetics combines genetics and biophotonics to enable noninvasive control of
biological processes with high spatiotemporal precision. When engineered into protein …

Fungi, like other organisms, actively sense the environmental light conditions in order to
drive adaptive responses, including protective mechanisms against the light-associated …

Regulatory proteins play a crucial role in adaptation to environmental cues. Especially for
lifestyle transitions, such as cell proliferation or apoptosis, switch-like characteristics are …

The l-arabinose-responsive AraC and its cognate PBAD promoter underlie one of the most
often used chemically inducible prokaryotic gene expression systems in microbiology and …

The development of multicellular organisms is controlled by highly dynamic molecular and
cellular processes organized in spatially restricted patterns. Recent advances in …

The filamentous and unicellular algae of the class Zygnematophyceae are the closest algal
relatives of land plants. Inferring the properties of the last common ancestor shared by these …

Compartmentalization is a fundamental design principle of eukaryotic metabolism. Here, we
review the compartmentalization of NAD+/NADH and NADP+/NADPH with a focus on the …