A chemically reactive and Raman-active non-canonical amino acid reveals photocycle complexity in a blue-light receptor
Aditi Chatterjee, Phuong Ngoc Pham, Atripan Mukherjee, Petra Čubáková, Spyridon Kaziannis, Jakub Dostál, Miroslav Kloz, Aditya S. Chaudhari, Giusy Finocchiaro, Tomáš Špringer, Jiřı́ Homola, Ondřej Honc, Martin Kizovský, Martin Šafařík, Jan Štursa, , Gustavo Fuertes
This paper introduces a non-canonical amino acid that enables chemical control and spectroscopic readout of photoreceptor dynamics, revealing complex photocycle processes in a blue-light receptor.
bioRxiv · May 29, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry