Caged glutathione - triggering protein interaction by light

Abstract

Light, GSH, action! Glutathione (GSH) fulfills a universal role as redox factor, scavenger of reactive oxygen species, and as an essential substrate in the conjugation, detoxification, and reduction reactions catalyzed by glutathione S-transferase (GST). A photoactivatable glutathione allows the GSH-GST network to be triggered by light. GST fusion proteins can be assembled in situ at variable density and structures by laser-scanning activation.