An optical switch for a motor protein.

Author: Li X, Kapoor TM.
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Chemistry and Cell Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Conference/Journal: Chembiochem.
Date published: 2011 Oct 17
Other: Volume ID: 12 , Issue ID: 15 , Pages: 2265-6 , Word Count: 38



Light-triggered motor: Incorporation of a photocleavable group onto a phosphoserine residue of the regulator of a motor protein allows light-induced activation with spatial and temporal precision inside a living cell.
PMID: 23106075 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] PMCID: PMC3490446

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