General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00514
OS Name
Optogenetic controlled SOS signaling system (OptoSOS)
[1]
Photoreceptor (PR)
PR Info
PR Name
Phytochrome B (PhyB)
Source of Species
Arabidopsis
Class
Phytochromes
UniProt ID
P14713
GenBank
NP_179469
PDB ID
4OUR
3D Structure
Components
Photoreceptor: Phytochrome B (PhyB)
Complementary Protein: Phytochrome interacting factor 3 (PIF3)
Cofactor: Phycocyanobilin (PCB)
Complementary Protein Phytochrome interacting factor 3 (PIF3)
Cofactor Phycocyanobilin (PCB)
Controlled Protein Recruited protein Nucleotide exchange factor SOS
Detail Info
Functional protein Phytochrome B
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action PhyB-PIF3 heterodimerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway SOS activity regulation
Effect Sensor
Application Precise control SOS mediated cell signals by light
Note Cotransfected with PIF-SOScat and PHYB-mCherry-CaaX ratio 1:10; cross-activation of PHYB by blue light can be avoided by concurrent illumination with 740 nm light
Light Information Activation Wavelength 660 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength 740 nm
Activation Time 15 min
Deactivation Time Minutes
Light Intensity 0.9 or 1.8 watts per square meter
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines HEK293 cells
References
1 Multichromatic Control of Signaling Pathways in Mammalian Cells