Structural highlights
Function
[GFP_AEQVI] Energy-transfer acceptor. Its role is to transduce the blue chemiluminescence of the protein aequorin into green fluorescent light by energy transfer. Fluoresces in vivo upon receiving energy from the Ca(2+)-activated photoprotein aequorin.
Publication Abstract from PubMed
We have determined the crystal structure of Clover, one of the brightest fluorescent proteins, and found that its T203H/S65G mutations relative to wild-type GFP lock the critical E222 side chain in a fixed configuration that mimics the major conformer of that in EGFP. The resulting equilibrium shift to the predominantly deprotonated chromophore increases the extinction coefficient (EC), opposes photoactivation, and is responsible for the bathochromic shift. Clover's brightness can further be attributed to a pi-pi stacking interaction between H203 and the chromophore. Consistent with these observations, the Clover G65S mutant reversed the equilibrium shift, dramatically decreased the EC, and made Clover photoactivatable under conditions that activated photoactivatable GFP. Using the Clover structure, we rationally engineered a non-photoactivatable redox sensor, roClover1, and determined its structure as well as that of its parental template, roClover0.1. These high-resolution structures provide deeper insights into structure-function relationships in GFPs and may aid the development of excitation-improved ratiometric biosensors.
Crystal Structure of Green Fluorescent Protein Clover and Design of Clover-Based Redox Sensors.,Campbell BC, Petsko GA, Liu CF Structure. 2017 Dec 27. pii: S0969-2126(17)30405-7. doi:, 10.1016/j.str.2017.12.006. PMID:29307487[1]
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References
- ↑ Campbell BC, Petsko GA, Liu CF. Crystal Structure of Green Fluorescent Protein Clover and Design of Clover-Based Redox Sensors. Structure. 2017 Dec 27. pii: S0969-2126(17)30405-7. doi:, 10.1016/j.str.2017.12.006. PMID:29307487 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.str.2017.12.006
