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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Protoc. 2018 Oct;13(10):2362–2386. doi: 10.1038/s41596-018-0042-5

Table 1 |.

Properties of genetically encoded redox sensors.

Sensor Species sensed Dynamic changes(%) Kd or Midpoint Potential Fluorescent protein Detection mode Sensor type pH sensitivity
NADPH/NADP+ iNap18 NADPH 900 ~2 μM; cpYFP Fluorescence intensity Ratiometric Resistanta
iNap28 1000 ~6.4 μM;
iNap38 900 ~25 μM;
iNap48 500 ~120 μM;
Apollo-NADP+38 NADP+ 15–20 0.1–20 μM FP Fluorescence anisotropy Ratiometric Resistant
NADH/NAD+ Frex24 NADH 800 ~3.7 μM; cpYFP Fluorescence intensity Ratiometric Sensitive
~11 μMb
LigA-cpVenus37 NAD+ 100 ~65 μM cpVenus Fluorescence intensity Ratiometric Sensitive
SoNar22,23 NADH/NAD+ ratio 1500 ~40 cpYFP Fluorescence intensity Ratiometric Resistanta
Peredox27 NADH/NAD+ ratio 150 ~330 cpT-Sapphire Fluorescence intensity Intensiometric Resistant
RexYFP28 NADH/NAD+ ratio 50 N.D. cpYFP Fluorescence intensity Intensiometric Sensitive
-SH/-SS- roGFP114,15 -SH/-SS- 350 −288 mV GFP Fluorescence intensity Ratiometric Resistant
roGFP214,15 480 −272mV Sensitive
roGFP-iX53 140–620 −229 to −246 mV Sensitive
rxRFP17,43 -SH/-SS- 400 −290 mV cpmApple Fluorescence intensity Intensiometric Sensitive
rxYFP54 -SH/-SS- 300 −261 mV YFP Fluorescence intensity Intensiometric Sensitive
Grx1-roGFP216 GSSG/GSH 800 −280 mV roGFP2 Fluorescence intensity Ratiometric Resistant
H2O2 HyPer18 H2O2 200 −185 mV cpYFP Fluorescence intensity Ratiometric Sensitive
HyPer255 500 N.D.
HyPer356 450 N.D.
HyPerRed19 H2O2 80 N.D. cpmApple Fluorescence intensity Intensiometric Sensitive
roGFP2-Orp120 H2O2 410–510 N.D. roGFP2 Fluorescence intensity Ratiometric Resistant
roGFP2-Tsa2ΔCR21 H2O2 500 N.D. roGFP2 Fluorescence intensity Ratiometric Resistant

N.D., not determined. FP, Fluorescent protein

a

iNap’s or SoNar’s fluorescence excited at 420 nm, dynamic range, and Kd are pH resistant.

b

The apparent NADH dissociation constant (Kd) of Frex was ~3.7 μM at pH 7.4 and ~11 μM at pH 8.0, respectively.