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Modulation of Fluorescent Protein Chromophores To Detect Protein Aggregation with Turn-On Fluorescence.
Journal of the American Chemical Society - 20 Jun 2018
Liu Yu, Wolstenholme Charles H, Carter Gregory C, Liu Hongbin, Hu Hang, Grainger Leeann S, Miao Kun, Fares Matthew, Hoelzel Conner A, Yennawar Hemant P, Ning Gang, Du Manyu, Bai Lu, Li Xiaosong, Zhang Xin
Abstract excerpt
We present a fluorogenic method to visualize misfolding and aggregation of a specific protein-of-interest in live cells using structurally modulated fluorescent protein chromophores. Combining photophysical analysis, X-ray crystallography, and theoretical calculation, we show that fluorescence is triggered by inhibition of twisted-intramolecular charge transfer of these fluorophores in the rigid microenvironment...
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