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Light-regulated protein kinases based on the CRY2-CIB1 system

Mühlhäuser WW, Hörner M, Weber W, Radziwill G.

Methods Mol Biol. 2017;1596:257-270.

Methods Mol Biol.         online article

Optogenetic approaches enable the control of biological processes in a time- and space-resolved manner. Using the serine/threonine kinase AKT as example, we provide a protocol for the targeted control of the activity of protein kinases in mammalian cells based on the blue-light photoreceptor cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) of Arabidopsis thaliana and its interaction partner CIB1.