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Signaling mechanisms of LOV domains: new insights from molecular dynamics studies.
Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology - 1 Jul 2013
Freddolino Peter L, Gardner Kevin H, Schulten Klaus
Abstract excerpt
Phototropins are one of several classes of photoreceptors used by plants and algae to respond to light. These proteins contain flavin-binding LOV (Light-Oxygen-Voltage) domains that form covalent cysteine-flavin adducts upon exposure to blue light, leading to the enhancement of phototropin kinase activity. Several lines of evidence suggest that adduct formation in the phototropin LOV2 domains leads to the...
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