General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00057
OS Name
Optogenetic control LexA for transcription regulation system 1 (OptoLexA 1)
[1]
Photoreceptor (PR)
PR Info
PR Name
Cryptochrome 2 (CRY2)
Source of Species
Arabidopsis thalino
Class
Cryptochromes
UniProt ID
Q96524
GenBank
NP_849588
PDB ID
6K8I
3D Structure
Components
Photoreceptor: Cryptochrome 2 (CRY2)
Complementary Protein: Cryptochrome-interacting basic-helix-loop-helix 1 (CIB1/CIBN)
Cofactor: Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Complementary Protein Cryptochrome-interacting basic-helix-loop-helix 1 (CIB1/CIBN)
Cofactor Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Controlled Protein Fusion protein Transcription regulator LexA
Detail Info
Recruited protein Virus protein 16
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action CRY2-CIB1 heterodimerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway Protein translocation
Effect Activation
Application Precise control protein level in any yeat without exogenous ligand
Note Low background high fold-activation with light and can be utilized in any yeast strains
Light Information Activation Wavelength 461 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Light Intensity 5.8 milliwatts per square centimeter
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines Yeast
References
1 Benchmarking of optical dimerizer systems