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Lighting up lead: A Pb2+-regulatory protein from Ralstonia metallidurans has been converted into a highly sensitive fluorescent Pb2+ probe (PbR691, turquoise circles in scheme). This fluorescent system reveals that the protein exhibits a surprisingly high binding selectivity towards Pb2+ ions over other metal ions.
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