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	{{STRUCTURE_2iov \| PDB=2iov \| SCENE= }}		{{STRUCTURE_2iov\| PDB=2iov \| SIZE=400\| SCENE= \|right\|CAPTION=Fluorescent protein Dronpa complex with GYC chromophore [[2iov]] }}


	'''Dronpa''' is a [[:Category:Gfp-like protein\|GFP]]-like photoswitchable protein. It was first designed by Ryoko Ando, Hideaki Mizuno, and Atsushi Miyawaki in 2004. The protein was named after the “Japanese term Dron, a ninja term referring to instant disappearance of the body, and pa, short for photo activation.”<ref name="webcite"> [http://www.brain.riken.jp/bsi-news/bsinews29/no29/research3e.html] (retrieved on November 30, 2008), </ref> Using a laser diode at 405nm the protein can be activated into its “bright” state, and using an argon laser at 480nm, the protein can be deactivated and turned into its “dark” state<ref name="webcite" />. Dronpa can be turned back and forth as often as necessary just by switching the wavelength of light that is focused onto it. This reversible ability to be able to switch back and forth between “dark” and “light” is what makes Dronpa unique.		'''Dronpa''' is a [[:Category:Gfp-like protein\|GFP]]-like photoswitchable protein. It was first designed by Ryoko Ando, Hideaki Mizuno, and Atsushi Miyawaki in 2004. The protein was named after the “Japanese term Dron, a ninja term referring to instant disappearance of the body, and pa, short for photo activation.”<ref name="webcite"> [http://www.brain.riken.jp/bsi-news/bsinews29/no29/research3e.html] (retrieved on November 30, 2008), </ref> Using a laser diode at 405nm the protein can be activated into its “bright” state, and using an argon laser at 480nm, the protein can be deactivated and turned into its “dark” state<ref name="webcite" />. Dronpa can be turned back and forth as often as necessary just by switching the wavelength of light that is focused onto it. This reversible ability to be able to switch back and forth between “dark” and “light” is what makes Dronpa unique.