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FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00191
Keywords
photosensitization; protein photosensitizer; photonanomanipulation; singlet oxygen; calcium oscillation; pancreatic acinar cells; photopharmacology; ligand-independent
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [31670856, 31270892]
- National Basic Research Program (973 Program) from The Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2011CB809101]
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Singlet oxygen generated in a type II photodynamic action, due to its limited lifetime (1 mu s) and reactive distance (< 10 nm), could regulate live cell function nanoscopically. The genetically-encoded protein photosensitizers ( engineered fluorescent proteins such as KillerRed, TagRFP, and flavin-binding proteins such as miniSOG, Pp2FbFP(L30M)) could be expressed in a cell type-and/or subcellular organelle-specific manner for targeted protein photo-oxidative activation/desensitization. The newly emerged active illumination technique provides an additional level of specificity. Typical examples of photodynamic activation include permanent activation of G protein-coupled receptor CCK1 and photodynamic activation of ionic channel TRPA1. Protein photosensitizers have been used to photodynamically modulate major cellular functions (such as neurotransmitter release and gene transcription) and animal behavior. Protein photosensitizers are increasingly used in photon-driven nanomanipulation in cell physiology research.
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