Cyanobacteriochromes: photoreceptors covering the entire UV-to-visible spectrum
K Fushimi, R Narikawa - Current opinion in structural biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•Combination of four color-tuning mechanisms results in diverse spectral
properties.•Structural information uncovers general and specific photoconversion …
properties.•Structural information uncovers general and specific photoconversion …
Phytochrome evolution in 3D: deletion, duplication, and diversification
NC Rockwell, JC Lagarias - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Canonical plant phytochromes are master regulators of photomorphogenesis and the shade
avoidance response. They are also part of a widespread superfamily of photoreceptors with …
avoidance response. They are also part of a widespread superfamily of photoreceptors with …
The primary structural photoresponse of phytochrome proteins captured by a femtosecond X-ray laser
Phytochrome proteins control the growth, reproduction, and photosynthesis of plants, fungi,
and bacteria. Light is detected by a bilin cofactor, but it remains elusive how this leads to …
and bacteria. Light is detected by a bilin cofactor, but it remains elusive how this leads to …
The red edge: bilin-binding photoreceptors as optogenetic tools and fluorescence reporters
This review adds the bilin-binding phytochromes to the Chemical Reviews thematic issue
“Optogenetics and Photopharmacology”. The work is structured into two parts. We first …
“Optogenetics and Photopharmacology”. The work is structured into two parts. We first …
Elucidating the origins of phycocyanobilin biosynthesis and phycobiliproteins
NC Rockwell, SS Martin… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Terrestrial ecosystems and human societies depend on oxygenic photosynthesis, which
began to reshape our atmosphere approximately 2.5 billion years ago. The earliest known …
began to reshape our atmosphere approximately 2.5 billion years ago. The earliest known …
Tips and turns of bacteriophytochrome photoactivation
H Takala, P Edlund, JA Ihalainen… - Photochemical & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Phytochromes are ubiquitous photosensor proteins, which control the growth, reproduction
and movement in plants, fungi and bacteria. Phytochromes switch between two …
and movement in plants, fungi and bacteria. Phytochromes switch between two …
Structural elements regulating the photochromicity in a cyanobacteriochrome
X Xu, A Höppner, C Wiebeler… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
The three-dimensional (3D) crystal structures of the GAF3 domain of cyanobacteriochrome
Slr1393 (Synechocystis PCC6803) carrying a phycocyanobilin chromophore could be …
Slr1393 (Synechocystis PCC6803) carrying a phycocyanobilin chromophore could be …
The effective conjugation length is responsible for the red/green spectral tuning in the cyanobacteriochrome Slr1393g3
The origin of the spectral shift from a red‐to a green‐absorbing form in a
cyanobacteriochrome, Slr1393g3, was identified by combined quantum …
cyanobacteriochrome, Slr1393g3, was identified by combined quantum …
Rational conversion of chromophore selectivity of cyanobacteriochromes to accept mammalian intrinsic biliverdin
K Fushimi, T Miyazaki, Y Kuwasaki… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Because cyanobacteriochrome photoreceptors need only a single compact domain for
chromophore incorporation and for absorption of visible spectra including the long …
chromophore incorporation and for absorption of visible spectra including the long …
[HTML][HTML] Cyanobacteriochromes from Gloeobacterales provide new insight into the diversification of cyanobacterial photoreceptors
NC Rockwell, JC Lagarias - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
The phytochrome superfamily comprises three groups of photoreceptors sharing a
conserved GAF (cGMP-specific phosphodiesterases, cyanobacterial adenylate cyclases …
conserved GAF (cGMP-specific phosphodiesterases, cyanobacterial adenylate cyclases …