

One of the major advantages of phototransformable fluorescent proteins is their applicability for visualizing newly synthesized proteins that are en route to their final destinations. Furthermore, phototransformable fluorescent proteins have offered new methods for superresolution fluorescence microscopy and optogenetics manipulation of proteins. Their phototransformative property has allowed the highlighting and tracking of subpopulations of cells, organelles, and proteins in living systems. Genetic engineering of these proteins has made available many choices for different colors, modes of conversion, and other biophysical properties. The majority of phototransformable fluorescent proteins have originated from marine organisms. In the case of Alexa Fluor 647, the most commonly used fluorescent label in superresolution microscopy, this derivative is created over time in an intramolecular, irreversible photoinduced chemical. Phototransformable fluorescent proteins are capable of changing their excitation and emission spectra after being exposed to specific wavelength(s) of light. Herein we show that upon intense irradiation with a 561 nm laser line, farred organic dyes photoconvert to blueshifted emissive species. In the past few decades, fluorescent proteins have revolutionized the field of cell biology. Nemet, Ina Ropelewski, Philip Imanishi, Yoshikazu Applications of phototransformable fluorescent proteins for tracking the dynamics of cellular components Applications of phototransformable fluorescent proteins for tracking the dynamics of cellular.
