mCherrymCherry

Structural highlights

6ylm is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Discosoma sp.. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.6Å
Ligands:,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

D1MPT3_DISSP

Publication Abstract from PubMed

Fluorescent molecules are like antennas: The rate at which they absorb light depends on their orientation with respect to the incoming light wave, and the apparent intensity of their emission depends on their orientation with respect to the observer. However, the directions along which the most important fluorescent molecules in biology, fluorescent proteins (FPs), absorb and emit light are generally not known. Our optical and X-ray investigations of FP crystals have now allowed us to determine the molecular orientations of the excitation and emission transition dipole moments in the FPs mTurquoise2, eGFP, and mCherry, and the photoconvertible FP mEos4b. Our results will allow using FP directionality in studies of molecular and biological processes, but also in development of novel bioengineering and bioelectronics applications.

Directionality of light absorption and emission in representative fluorescent proteins.,Myskova J, Rybakova O, Brynda J, Khoroshyy P, Bondar A, Lazar J Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Dec 3. pii: 2017379117. doi:, 10.1073/pnas.2017379117. PMID:33273123[1]

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References

  1. Myšková J, Rybakova O, Brynda J, Khoroshyy P, Bondar A, Lazar J. Directionality of light absorption and emission in representative fluorescent proteins. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Dec 22;117(51):32395-32401. PMID:33273123 doi:10.1073/pnas.2017379117

6ylm, resolution 1.60Å

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