Tryptophan fluorescence as a reporter for structural changes in photoactive yellow protein elicited by photo-activation.

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Light-activation of photoactive yellow protein (PYP) is followed by a series of dynamical transitions in the structure of the protein. Tryptophan fluorescence is well-suited as a tool to study selected aspects of these. Using site-directed mutagenesis eight 'single-tryptophan' mutants of PYP were made by replacement of either a tyrosine, phenylalanine or histidine residue by tryptophan, while simultaneously...

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