A Novel Photoactive GAF Domain of Cyanobacteriochrome AnPixJ That Shows Reversible Green/Red Photoconversion

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 380, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 844-855

  Narikawa, Rei ^a   Fukushima, Yoshimasa ^b   Ishizuka, Takami ^a   Itoh, Shigeru ^b   Ikeuchi, Masahiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

cyanobacteriochrome; GAF domain; lumi R; phototaxis; phytochrome

Indexed keywords

PHYCOCYANIN; PHYCOCYANOBILIN; PHYTOCHROME; PROTEIN ANPIXJ;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHROMATOPHORE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COVALENT BOND; CYANOBACTERIUM; DENATURATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPECTROSCOPY;

CYANOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NOSTOC SP. PCC 7120;

EID: 45849106838     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.05.035     Document Type: Article

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