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{{STRUCTURE_1x0p| PDB=1x0p | SCENE= }} | {{STRUCTURE_1x0p| PDB=1x0p | SCENE= }} | ||
=Introduction= | =Introduction= | ||
The proteins containing sensors for blue light using FAD (BLUF) domains are one class of photoreceptor family that utilizes a flavin chromophore<ref name ="one">PMID: 15876364</ref>. The other two classes include phototropins (LOV) and cryptochromes. The BLUF domain was first discovered in Rhrodobacter sphaeroides as the blue light photoreceptor involved in the repression of photosynthesis genes in AppA protein<ref name="one" />. The BLUF domain is known to exist in many bacteria, including cyanobacteria. | |||
One unique photosensing property of BLUF domain is a light induced spectral shift in the flavin absorption spectrum where the wavelength is longer by approximately 10nm<ref name="one" />. In AppA this shift occurs quickly upon illumination and is slowly reversed upon return to darkness. | |||
=Structure= | =Structure= | ||
Protein is a <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_310/Pore_view/1'>pentamer</scene> <ref | Protein is a <scene name='Sandbox_Reserved_310/Pore_view/1'>pentamer</scene><ref name="one" />. | ||
=Function= | =Function= | ||
=References= | =References= | ||
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