申请人:The Regents of the University of California
                            
                            
                                公开号:US20130137113A1
                            
                            
                                公开(公告)日:2013-05-30
                            
                            The present invention provides a synthetic regulator of protein function, which regulator is a light-sensitive regulator. The present invention further provides a light-regulated polypeptide that includes a subject synthetic regulator. Also provided are cells and membranes comprising a subject light-regulated polypeptide. The present invention further provides methods of modulating protein function, involving use of light. The present invention further provides methods of identifying agents that modulate protein function.