Phytochrome photoreceptors absorb far-red and near-infrared (NIR) light and regulate light
responses in plants, fungi, and bacteria. Their multidomain structure and autocatalytic …

Cyanobacteria are an evolutionarily and ecologically important group of prokaryotes. They
exist in diverse habitats, ranging from hot springs and deserts to glaciers and the open …

From a single domain of cyanobacteriochrome (CBCR) we developed a near-infrared (NIR)
fluorescent protein (FP), termed miRFP670nano, with excitation at 645 nm and emission at …

Highlights•Combination of four color-tuning mechanisms results in diverse spectral
properties.•Structural information uncovers general and specific photoconversion …

Canonical plant phytochromes are master regulators of photomorphogenesis and the shade
avoidance response. They are also part of a widespread superfamily of photoreceptors with …

Chromatic acclimation (CA) encompasses a diverse set of molecular processes that involve
the ability of cyanobacterial cells to sense ambient light colors and use this information to …

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 …

Sensory photoreceptors not only control diverse adaptive responses in Nature, but as light-
regulated actuators they also provide the foundation for optogenetics, the non-invasive and …

Numerous photoreceptors and genetic circuits emerged over the past two decades and now
enable the light-dependent ie, optogenetic, regulation of gene expression in bacteria …

Marine chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) and its related fluorescent
components (FDOM), which are widely distributed but highly photobleached in the surface …