Table 1 Spectroscopic properties of Cph1 PGP, Cph1 PG, SyB-Cph2 GP and their variants as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4.

From: Improved fluorescent phytochromes for in situ imaging

Construct

λmax (ab) (nm)

λmax (ex) (nm)

λmax,(em) (nm)

Δλmax, (em–ab) (nm)

Δλmax, (em—ex) (nm)

Φf

τmean (ns)

Cph1 PGP WT

658

643

675

17

32

0.024

0.83

Cph1 PGP Y176H

642

643

672

30

29

0.144

1.90

Cph1 PGP Y263F

651

652

678

27

26

0.082

1.26

Cph1 PGP Y263S

642

642

669

27

27

0.125

1.46

Cph1 PGP Y176H/Y263S

642

642

670

28

28

0.176

2.00

Cph1 PGP Y176H/Y263F

642

642

672

30

30

0.160

1.92

Cph1 PG WT

645

645

671

26

26

0.018

0.69

Cph1 PG Y176H

644

644

672

28

28

0.108

1.74

Cph1 PG Y176H/Y263S

643

643

669

26

26

0.171

2.00

SyB Cph2 GP WT

632

631

660

28

29

0.124

2.07

SyB Cph2 GP D86H

631

632

655

24

23

0.202

2.60

  1. Table S2 provides the detailed results for the fluorescence lifetime fits including an exhaustive error analysis. The fluorescence quantum yield Φf is given as fraction.