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A light switch for kinases

Nature Methods volume 14, pages 466–467 (2017)Cite this article

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A photodissociable dimer of the Dronpa fluorescent protein can cage kinases, making these important signal transducers controllable by light.

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  1. Zhou, X.X. et al. Optical control of cell signaling by single-chain photoswitchable kinases. Science 355, 836–842 (2017).

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  1. Nina Vogt
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Vogt, N. A light switch for kinases. Nat Methods 14, 466–467 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.4281

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