title: Green fluorescent proteins are light-induced electron donors.
abstract: Proteins of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) family are well known owing to their unique biochemistry and extensive use as in vivo markers. We discovered that GFPs of diverse origins can act as light-induced electron donors in photochemical reactions with various electron acceptors, including biologically relevant ones. Moreover, via green-to-red GFP photoconversion, this process can be observed in living cells without additional treatment.
authors.affiliation: Shemiakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: Alexey M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bogdanov
authors.forename: Alexander S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Mishin
authors.forename: Ilia V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Yampolsky
authors.forename: Vsevolod V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Belousov
authors.forename: Dmitriy M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Chudakov
authors.forename: Fedor V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Subach
authors.forename: Vladislav V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Verkhusha
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lukyanov
authors.forename: Konstantin A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lukyanov
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D004579:Electron Transport; D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D051379:Mice; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D055668:Photochemical Processes
chemical_list: D049452:Green Fluorescent Proteins