Abstract
A novel photodeactivation strategy for controlling gene expression has been developed based on light-induced activation of cAMP response element binding protein (CREB). Light-induced cleavage of the photoresponsive protecting group of an antagonist of CREB binding protein (CBP) results in photocleaved products with weak binding affinity for CBP. This photodissociation reaction enables protein-protein interactions between CBP and CREB that trigger the formation of a multiprotein transcription complex to turn gene expression "on". This enables irradiation of antagonist-treated HEK293T cells to be used to trigger temporal recovery of CREB-dependent transcriptional activity and endogenous gene expression under photolytic control.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1813-1818 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | ACS Central Science |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 10 |
Early online date | 31 Aug 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Oct 2020 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering