Inventors:
Ehud Isacoff - Berkeley CA, US
Richard Kramer - Oakland CA, US
Dirk Trauner - San Francisco CA, US
Matthew Banghart - Oakland CA, US
Matthew Volgraf - Oakland CA, US
Pablo Langa - Barcelona, ES
International Classification:
G01N 33/53
C07K 14/195
C07H 21/04
C12P 21/06
C12N 15/74
C12N 1/21
A61K 38/16
US Classification:
435007100, 435069100, 435252300, 435471000, 530350000, 536023500, 514012000
Abstract:
The present invention provides a synthetic regulator of protein function, which regulator is a light-sensitive regulator. The present invention further provides a light-regulated polypeptide that includes a subject synthetic regulator. Also provided are cells and membranes comprising a subject light-regulated polypeptide. The present invention further provides methods of modulating protein function, involving use of light. The present invention further provides methods of identifying agents that modulate protein function.