An optogenetic approach to control protein localization during embryogenesis of the sea urchin

Lifeact: a versatile marker to visualize F-actin

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Protein Function, Cell Signaling, Medicine +10

Rapid blue-light–mediated induction of protein interactions in living cells

Matthew J. Kennedy, Robert M. Hughes, Leslie A Peteya et al. · Nature Methods · 2010 · 1.2K citations

Light Regulation, Signal Transduction, Cell Signaling +7

The product of the Drosophila gene vasa is very similar to eukaryotic initiation factor-4A

Paul Lasko, Michael Ashburner · Nature · 1988 · 648 citations

Transcriptional Regulation, Developmental Biology, Genetics +9

A protein component of Drosophila polar granules is encoded by vasa and has extensive sequence similarity to ATP-dependent helicases

Bruce A. Hay, Lily Yeh Jan, Yuh Nung Jan · Cell · 1988 · 630 citations

Biology, Protein Component, Protein Secretion +9

TULIPs: tunable, light-controlled interacting protein tags for cell biology

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Protein Assembly, Protein Folding, Natural Sciences +7