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  • Title: Incorporation of sensing modalities into de novo designed fluorescence-activating proteins.
    Author: Klima JC, Doyle LA, Lee JD, Rappleye M, Gagnon LA, Lee MY, Barros EP, Vorobieva AA, Dou J, Bremner S, Quon JS, Chow CM, Carter L, Mack DL, Amaro RE, Vaughan JC, Berndt A, Stoddard BL, Baker D.
    Journal: Nat Commun; 2021 Feb 08; 12(1):856. PubMed ID: 33558528.
    Abstract:
    Through the efforts of many groups, a wide range of fluorescent protein reporters and sensors based on green fluorescent protein and its relatives have been engineered in recent years. Here we explore the incorporation of sensing modalities into de novo designed fluorescence-activating proteins, called mini-fluorescence-activating proteins (mFAPs), that bind and stabilize the fluorescent cis-planar state of the fluorogenic compound DFHBI. We show through further design that the fluorescence intensity and specificity of mFAPs for different chromophores can be tuned, and the fluorescence made sensitive to pH and Ca2+ for real-time fluorescence reporting. Bipartite split mFAPs enable real-time monitoring of protein-protein association and (unlike widely used split GFP reporter systems) are fully reversible, allowing direct readout of association and dissociation events. The relative ease with which sensing modalities can be incorporated and advantages in smaller size and photostability make de novo designed fluorescence-activating proteins attractive candidates for optical sensor engineering.
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