Advanced fluorescence imaging, including subdiffraction microscopy, relies on fluorophores with controllable emission properties. Chief among these fluorophores are the photoactivatable fluorescent proteins capable of reversible on/off photoswitching or irreversible green-to-red photoconversion. IrisFP was recently reported as the first fluorescent protein combining these two types of phototransformations. The introduction of this protein resulted in new applications such as super-resolution pulse-chase imaging. However, the spectroscopic properties of IrisFP are far from being optimal and its tetrameric organization complicates its use as a fusion tag. Here, we demonstrate how four-state optical highlighting can be rationally introduced into photoconvertible fluorescent proteins and develop and characterize a new set of such enhanced optical highlighters derived from mEosFP and Dendra2. We present in particular NijiFP, a promising new fluorescent protein with photoconvertible and biphotochromic properties that make it ideal for advanced fluorescence-based imaging applications. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved.
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Adam, V., Moeyaert, B., David, C. C., Mizuno, H., Lelimousin, M., Dedecker, P., … Hofkens, J. (2011). Rational design of photoconvertible and biphotochromic fluorescent proteins for advanced microscopy applications. Chemistry and Biology, 18(10), 1241–1251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chembiol.2011.08.007
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