Photocontrol of tyrosine phosphorylation in mammalian cells via genetic encoding of photocaged tyrosine

Eyal Arbely, Jessica Torres-Kolbus, Alexander Deiters, Jason W. Chin

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Abstract

We report the first site-specific genetic encoding of photocaged tyrosine into proteins in mammalian cells. By photocaging Tyr701 of STAT1 we demonstrate that it is possible to photocontrol tyrosine phosphorylation and signal transduction in mammalian cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11912-11915
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume134
Issue number29
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jul 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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