scholarly journals Photoinduced Electron Transfer Elicits a Change in the Static Dielectric Constant of a de Novo Designed Protein

2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (7) ◽  
pp. 2130-2133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas F. Polizzi ◽  
Matthew J. Eibling ◽  
Jose Manuel Perez-Aguilar ◽  
Jeff Rawson ◽  
Christopher J. Lanci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Photoinduced Electron Transfer ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Static Dielectric Constant

Computationally Assisted Design of High Signal-to-Noise Photoinduced Electron Transfer-Based Voltage-Sensitive Dyes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rishikesh Kulkarni ◽  
Anneliese Gest ◽  
Chun Kei Lam ◽  
Benjamin Raliski ◽  
Feroz James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Dft Calculations ◽  
Photoinduced Electron Transfer ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Embryonic Stem ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
High Signal ◽  
Signal To Noise ◽  
Green Fluorescent

<p>High signal-to-noise optical voltage indicators will enable simultaneous interrogation of membrane potential in large ensembles of neurons. However, design principles for voltage sensors with high sensitivity and brightness remain elusive, limiting the applicability of voltage imaging. In this paper, we use molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to guide the design of a bright and sensitive green-fluorescent voltage-sensitive fluorophore, or VoltageFluor (VF dye), that uses photoinduced electron transfer (PeT) as a voltage-sensing mechanism. MD simulations predict an 11% increase in sensitivity due to membrane orientation, while DFT calculations predict an increase in fluorescence quantum yield, but a decrease in sensitivity due to a decrease in rate of PeT. We confirm these predictions by synthesizing a new VF dye and demonstrating that it displays the expected improvements by doubling the brightness and retaining similar sensitivity to prior VF dyes. Combining theoretical predictions and experimental validation has resulted in the synthesis of the highest signal-to-noise green VF dye to date. We use this new voltage indicator to monitor the electrophysiological maturation of human embryonic stem cell-derived medium spiny neurons. </p>

scholarly journals Comment on “investigation of dielectric constants of water in a nano-confined pore” by H. Zhu, F. Yang, Y. Zhu, A. Li, W. He, J. Huang and G. Li, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 8628

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 5179-5181
Author(s):  
Sayantan Mondal ◽  
Biman Bagchi
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Dielectric Constants ◽  
Static Dielectric Constant ◽  
Inherent Anisotropy ◽  
Nanoconfined Water

Neglects of inherent anisotropy and distinct dielectric boundaries may lead to completely erroneous results. We demonstrate that such mistakes can give rise to gross underestimation of the static dielectric constant of cylindrically nanoconfined water.

Photoinduced electron transfer in mechanically interlocked suit[3]ane systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anton J Stasyuk ◽  
Olga A. Stasyuk ◽  
Miquel Solà ◽  
Alexander Voityuk
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Photoinduced Electron Transfer ◽  
New Class ◽  
Transfer Processes ◽  
Two Component ◽  
Electron Transfer Processes

Suitanes, a new class of two-component mechanically interlocked systems, have recently been developed. In this work, we report a detailed study of photoinduced electron transfer processes in the suit[3]anes consisting...

scholarly journals A quantum optics approach to photoinduced electron transfer in cavities

2021 ◽  
Vol 154 (5) ◽  
pp. 054104
Author(s):  
D. Wellnitz ◽  
G. Pupillo ◽  
J. Schachenmayer
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Quantum Optics ◽  
Photoinduced Electron Transfer
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