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- | The use and design of Synthetic Photoreceptors is a promising approach in Synthetic Biology, as light is an ideal tool to gain spatiotemporal control of biological processes | + | The use and design of Synthetic Photoreceptors is a promising approach in Synthetic Biology, as light is an ideal tool to gain spatiotemporal control of biological processes. |
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Photoreceptors respond to light absorption with a change in biological activity that elicits a physiological response. Since the biological activity of photoreceptors is light-dependent, light can be used to control their function and thus the behavior of entire cells and organisms in which they are expressed. The identification, understanding and following application of fluorescent proteins have been a revolution in molecular biology due to the improved ability to MONITOR cellular processes. In great contrast, the application of photoreceptors allows us even to CONTROL cellular behavior by light. | Photoreceptors respond to light absorption with a change in biological activity that elicits a physiological response. Since the biological activity of photoreceptors is light-dependent, light can be used to control their function and thus the behavior of entire cells and organisms in which they are expressed. The identification, understanding and following application of fluorescent proteins have been a revolution in molecular biology due to the improved ability to MONITOR cellular processes. In great contrast, the application of photoreceptors allows us even to CONTROL cellular behavior by light. |
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