--- _id: '3724' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'Small photochromic molecules are widespread in nature and serve as switches for a plethora of light-controlled processes. In a typical photoreceptor, the different geometries and polarities of the photochrome isomers are tightly coupled to functionally relevant conformational changes in the proteins. The past decade has seen extensive efforts to mimic nature and create proteins controlled by synthetic photochromes in the laboratory. Here, we discuss the role of molecular modeling to gain a structural understanding of photochromes and to design light-controlled peptides and proteins. We address several fundamental questions: What are the molecular structures of photochromes, particularly for metastable isomers that cannot be addressed experimentally? How are the structures of bistable photoisomers coupled to the conformational states of peptides and proteins? Can we design light-controlled proteins rapidly and reliably? After an introduction to the principles of molecular modeling, we answer these questions by examining systems that range from the size of isolated photochromes, to that of peptides and large cell surface receptors, each from its unique computational perspective.' author: - first_name: Harald L full_name: Harald Janovjak id: 33BA6C30-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Janovjak orcid: 0000-0002-8023-9315 - first_name: Ehud full_name: Isacoff, Ehud Y last_name: Isacoff citation: ama: 'Janovjak HL, Isacoff E. Structure-based design of light-controlled proteins. In: Photosensitive Molecules for the Control of Biological Function. Vol 55. Springer; 2011:233-266. doi:10.1007/978-1-61779-031-7_13' apa: Janovjak, H. L., & Isacoff, E. (2011). Structure-based design of light-controlled proteins. In Photosensitive Molecules for the Control of Biological Function (Vol. 55, pp. 233–266). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-031-7_13 chicago: Janovjak, Harald L, and Ehud Isacoff. “Structure-Based Design of Light-Controlled Proteins.” In Photosensitive Molecules for the Control of Biological Function, 55:233–66. Springer, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-031-7_13. ieee: H. L. Janovjak and E. Isacoff, “Structure-based design of light-controlled proteins,” in Photosensitive Molecules for the Control of Biological Function, vol. 55, Springer, 2011, pp. 233–266. ista: 'Janovjak HL, Isacoff E. 2011.Structure-based design of light-controlled proteins. In: Photosensitive Molecules for the Control of Biological Function. vol. 55, 233–266.' mla: Janovjak, Harald L., and Ehud Isacoff. “Structure-Based Design of Light-Controlled Proteins.” Photosensitive Molecules for the Control of Biological Function, vol. 55, Springer, 2011, pp. 233–66, doi:10.1007/978-1-61779-031-7_13. short: H.L. Janovjak, E. Isacoff, in:, Photosensitive Molecules for the Control of Biological Function, Springer, 2011, pp. 233–266. date_created: 2018-12-11T12:04:49Z date_published: 2011-03-16T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:51:45Z day: '16' doi: 10.1007/978-1-61779-031-7_13 extern: 1 intvolume: ' 55' month: '03' page: 233 - 266 publication: Photosensitive Molecules for the Control of Biological Function publication_status: published publisher: Springer publist_id: '2504' quality_controlled: 0 status: public title: Structure-based design of light-controlled proteins type: book_chapter volume: 55 year: '2011' ...