Colorful Proteins: Engineering a Palette of Novel Chromoprotein Variants

Authors

Blake Olson, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Anna Bowman, Brigham Young University - Provo
Kyler Fullmer, Brigham Young University - Provo
Joel Griffitts, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

chromoproteins, mutagenesis, gene editing, microbiology, molecular biology

Abstract

2nd Place - Poster Design

• Chromoproteins (CP) are naturally occurring proteins originating from corals or other marine invertebrates that exhibit colors determined by their chromophore region.1
• CPs have applications as biosensors, teaching tools, and agar art; therefore, there is a need for a wide variety of CPs.2
• Hypothesis: Editing amino acid residues around the chromophore will change the chromophore’s conformation, leading to a change in color.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Olson, Blake; Bowman, Anna; Fullmer, Kyler; and Griffitts, Joel, "Colorful Proteins: Engineering a Palette of Novel Chromoprotein Variants" (2026). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2026. 39.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2026/39

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2026-03-26

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Junior

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