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Design and Prototyping of Genetically Encoded Arsenic Biosensors Based on Transcriptional Regulator AfArsR.
Biomolecules - 26 Aug 2021
Khan Salma Saeed, Shen Yi, Fatmi Muhammad Qaiser, Campbell Robert E, Bokhari Habib
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Genetically encoded biosensors based on engineered fluorescent proteins (FPs) are essential tools for monitoring the dynamics of specific ions and molecules in biological systems. Arsenic ion in the +3 oxidation state (As3+) is highly toxic to cells due to its ability to bind to protein thiol groups, leading to inhibition of protein function, disruption of protein-protein interactions, and eventually to cell...
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