4R6B

Rational Design of Enhanced Photoresistance in a Photoswitchable Fluorescent Protein

Summary for 4R6B

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb4r6b/pdb
• Related: 1ZUX 2BTJ 2VVH 2VVI 2VVJ 3P8U 3TMR 3TMT 4LJB 4LJC 4LJD
• Descriptor: Green to red photoconvertible GFP-like protein EosFP, SULFATE ION, SULFITE ION, ... (4 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: beta-barrel, fluorescent protein
• Biological source: Lobophyllia hemprichii (Lobed brain coral)
• Total number of polymer chains: 4
• Total formula weight: 107688.82

Authors

Duan, C.,Adam, V.,Byrdin, M.,Bourgeois, D. (deposition date: 2014-08-23, release date: 2015-02-04, Last modification date: 2024-10-30)

Primary citation

Duan, C.,Byrdin, M.,El Khatib, M.,Henry, X.,Adam, V.,Bourgeois, D.
Rational design of enhanced photoresistance in a photoswitchable fluorescent protein.
Methods Appl Fluoresc, 3:014004-014004, 2015

PubMed Abstract: Fluorescent proteins are particularly susceptible to photobleaching, the permanent loss of fluorescence emission resulting from photodestruction of the chromophore. In the case of Reversibly Switchable Fluorescent Proteins (RSFPs), which can be switched back and forth between a non-fluorescent and a fluorescent state, the achievable number of switching cycles is limited by photobleaching, a process known as photofatigue. Photofatigue has become a crucial limitation in a number of advanced applications based on repeated photoswitching of RSFPs, notably in the field of super-resolution fluorescence microscopy. Here, based on our previous structural investigation of photobleaching mechanisms in IrisFP, an RSFP also capable of green-to-red photoconversion, we present the rational design of a single-mutant IrisFP-M159A that displays considerably enhanced photostability. The results suggest that, under moderate illumination intensities, photobleaching of IrisFP-like Anthozoan fluorescent proteins such as EosFP, Dendra or Dronpa derivatives is mainly driven by an oxygen-dependent mechanism resulting in the irreversible sulfoxidation of methionine 159. The photofatigue decay profiles of IrisFP and its photoresistant mutant IrisFP-M159A were investigated in different experimental conditions, in vitro and in cellulo. Although the performance of the mutant was found to be always superior, the results showed switching behaviors strongly dependent on the nanoenvironment. Thus, in general, assessment of photostability and switching properties of RSFPs should be carried out in real experimental conditions.

PubMed: 29148481
DOI: 10.1088/2050-6120/3/1/014004

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2 Å)