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Mechanistic reasoning for switchable light-induced luciferase in yeast

Explains how the interplay of phytochrome photoperception, chromophore availability, and kinetic modeling (photoactivated state transitions, substrate diffusion, and protein degradation) enables red/far-red light to reversibly control gene expression output in yeast.

Confidence
80%
◑partialactivecomplexity: mid

Reasoning Steps (3)

Endogenous chromophore in yeast enables functional phytochrome switchingStep 1
Model integrates kinetic and diffusion steps to fit experimental switchingStep 2
Reporter protein half-life limits output amplitude but not switch reversalStep 3

Source

Synthesis for current paper

Connections (2)

Photoactivated phytochrome A regulates luciferase reporter in yeastAssociation
Red light increases luciferase expressionAssociation