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Light Activates Protein Scissors

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Robert C. Pini

A light-activated reagent that can bind to protein molecules and then sever them when irradiated by a 344-nm light could offer microbiologists a versatile tool for exploring the structure and behavior of proteins. Scientists could use this tool to sequence and manipulate proteins, controlling the reagent's scissorlike effect precisely, in part because the reagent can be selectively activated and in part because the molecule will bind only in specific sites on the protein. The reagent was designed and studied by researchers at the University of Connecticut in collaboration with Glaxo Wellcome...Read full article

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    Published: December 1998
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