EL222

Photoreceptor EL222
Binding partner /
Cofactor FMN
Source organism Erythrobacter litoralis
Mode of action homodimerization, DNA binding
Excitation wavelength 450 nm
Reversion wavelength dark
Excitation time seconds
Reversion time seconds
Crystal structure of EL222, ground state (i.e. monomer). (PDB ID: 3P7N)

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  1. Optogenetic control of beta-carotene bioproduction in yeast across multiple lab-scales. Front Bioeng Biotechnol, 2023
  2. Maximizing protein production by keeping cells at optimal secretory stress levels using real‐time control approaches. bioRxiv, 2022
  3. Near-Infrared Nano-Optogenetic Activation of Cancer Immunotherapy via Engineered Bacteria. Adv Mater, 2022
  4. Optogenetic control of beta-carotene bioproduction in yeast across multiple lab-scales. bioRxiv, 2022
  5. Optogenetic closed-loop feedback control of the unfolded protein response optimizes protein production. bioRxiv, 2022
  6. A Single-Component Blue Light-Induced System Based on EL222 in Yarrowia lipolytica. Int J Mol Sci, 2022
  7. Synthetic cells with self-activating optogenetic proteins communicate with natural cells. Nat Commun, 2022
  8. Synthetic gene networks recapitulate dynamic signal decoding and differential gene expression. Cell Syst, 2022
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  10. Systematic In Vivo Characterization of Fluorescent Protein Maturation in Budding Yeast. ACS Synth Biol, 2022
  11. Development of Optogenetic Dual-Switch System for Rewiring Metabolic Flux for Polyhydroxybutyrate Production. Molecules, 2022
  12. Design and Characterization of an Optogenetic System in Pichia pastoris. ACS Synth Biol, 2022
  13. A light tunable differentiation system for the creation and control of consortia in yeast. Nat Commun, 2021
  14. Rapid prototyping and design of cybergenetic single-cell controllers. Nat Commun, 2021
  15. Light-Induced GFP Expression in Zebrafish Embryos using the Optogenetic TAEL/C120 System. J Vis Exp, 2021
  16. The Neurospora crassa Inducible Q System Enables Simultaneous Optogenetic Amplification and Inversion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Bidirectional Control of Gene Expression. ACS Synth Biol, 2021
  17. Using single-cell models to predict the functionality of synthetic circuits at the population scale. bioRxiv, 2021
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  23. Blue Light‐Operated CRISPR/Cas13b‐Mediated mRNA Knockdown (Lockdown). Adv Biol, 2021
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  25. Dynamical Modeling of Optogenetic Circuits in Yeast for Metabolic Engineering Applications. ACS Synth Biol, 2021
  26. Optogenetics in Sinorhizobium meliloti Enables Spatial Control of Exopolysaccharide Production and Biofilm Structure. ACS Synth Biol, 2021
  27. Synthetic gene networks recapitulate dynamic signal decoding and differential gene expression. bioRxiv, 2021
  28. An Optogenetic Platform to Dynamically Control the Stiffness of Collagen Hydrogels. ACS Biomater Sci Eng, 2020
  29. Engineering an Optogenetic CRISPRi Platform for Improved Chemical Production. ACS Synth Biol, 2020
  30. An Irf6-Esrp1/2 regulatory axis controls midface morphogenesis in vertebrates. Development, 2020
  31. Design and Characterization of Rapid Optogenetic Circuits for Dynamic Control in Yeast Metabolic Engineering. ACS Synth Biol, 2020
  32. Optogenetic Downregulation of Protein Levels to Control Programmed Cell Death in Mammalian Cells with a Dual Blue-Light Switch. Methods Mol Biol, 2020
  33. Optogenetic control of gene expression in plants in the presence of ambient white light. Nat Methods, 2020
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  36. Optical induction of autophagy via Transcription factor EB (TFEB) reduces pathological tau in neurons. PLoS ONE, 2020
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  39. Programming the Dynamic Control of Bacterial Gene Expression with a Chimeric Ligand- and Light-Based Promoter System. ACS Synth Biol, 2018
  40. Dual-controlled optogenetic system for the rapid down-regulation of protein levels in mammalian cells. Sci Rep, 2018
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  44. Optogenetic regulation of engineered cellular metabolism for microbial chemical production. Nature, 2018
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