Luciferase-induced photoreductive uncaging of small-molecule effectors

oleh: Eric Lindberg, Simona Angerani, Marcello Anzola, Nicolas Winssinger

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-08-01

Deskripsi

Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) has been mostly employed in imaging applications. Here the authors use BRET to activate a ruthenium-based photocatalyst and perform a bioorthogonal chemical reaction, which can be used to uncage small molecule drugs in a cellular context.