bPAC (BlaC)

Photoreceptor bPAC (BlaC)
Binding partner /
Cofactor FAD or FMN
Source organism Beggiatoa sp.
Mode of action cAMP production
Excitation wavelength 450 nm
Reversion wavelength dark
Excitation time seconds
Reversion time tens of seconds
Crystal structure of the bPAC homodimer, ground state. (PDB ID: 5MBE)

bPAC (BlaC)-derived switches:

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