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SUBMITTER: Chiang CY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4517874 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chiang Cheng-Yi CY Lee Cheng-Chung CC Lo Shin-Yi SY Wang Andrew H-J AH Tsai Huai-Jen HJ
PloS one 20150728 7
Chromoproteins (CPs) have unique colors and can be used in biological applications. In this work, a novel blue CP with a maximum absorption peak (λmax) at 608 nm was identified from the carpet anemone Stichodactyla gigantea (sgBP). In vivo expression of sgBP in zebrafish would change the appearance of the fishes to have a blue color, indicating the potential biomarker function. To enhance the color properties, the crystal structure of sgBP at 2.25 Å resolution was determined to allow structure-b ...[more]