4 research outputs found
Hydrogen Bond Switching among Flavin and Amino Acids Determines the Nature of Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in BLUF Photoreceptors
BLUF domains are flavin-binding photoreceptors that can
be reversibly
switched from a dark-adapted state to a light-adapted state. Proton-coupled
electron transfer (PCET) from a conserved tyrosine to the flavin that
results in a neutral flavin semiquinone/tyrosyl radical pair constitutes
the photoactivation mechanism of BLUF domains. Whereas in the dark-adapted
state PCET occurs in a sequential fashion where electron transfer
precedes proton transfer, in the light-adapted state the same radical
pair is formed by a concerted mechanism. We propose that the altered
nature of the PCET process results from a hydrogen bond switch between
the flavin and its surrounding amino acids that preconfigures the
system for proton transfer. Hence, BLUF domains represent an attractive
biological model system to investigate and understand PCET in great
detail
Visualization 6: Third harmonic generation imaging for fast, label-free pathology of human brain tumors
A depth scan through the transition zone between a low-grade glioma and normal human brain tissue. Originally published in Biomedical Optics Express on 01 May 2016 (boe-7-5-1889
Visualization 3: Third harmonic generation imaging for fast, label-free pathology of human brain tumors
A depth scan through white matter of structurally normal human brain tissue. Originally published in Biomedical Optics Express on 01 May 2016 (boe-7-5-1889
Visualization 5: Third harmonic generation imaging for fast, label-free pathology of human brain tumors
2D inspection mode THG/SHG imaging of a high-grade glioma (glioblastoma) sample. Originally published in Biomedical Optics Express on 01 May 2016 (boe-7-5-1889