Optogenetics Guide
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... activation by light, these channels and pumps respond by opening or closing, which conducts the flow ...variety of naturally occurring microbial opsins that respond to different wavelengths of light, like blue or...opsins also initiate different electrochemical responses, such as nonspecific cation influx vs. proton ... used to trigger and study certain behavioral responses in model organisms like mice, zebrafish, and Drosophila...Opsin Variants Opsin Type Variant Description Peak Response Spectra (nm) Channelrhodopsins: cation channels...you’d pick an excitatory or inhibitory opsin, respectively. Color of activation light. There are a variety...expression of the opsin is reached. This approach is especially powerful when combined with site specific recombinase...