Optogenetics Guide
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...ways to control opsin expression. Generally, the most robust and stable expression is achieved in a transgenic...fiber. Using viral vectors for opsin delivery results in more localized expression of the opsin. Depending...site of the viral vector, rather than in all cells. For example, using a viral vector with a floxed opsin...procedure. A channelrhodopsin, fused to mCherry, is expressed in neurons (red dots). When exposed to light of...as those described below, can be targeted and expressed in specific subsets of neurons, allowing precise...population is manipulated in a given experiment: the expression of the opsin and the area that is being illuminated...for example the VGAT-ChR2 mouse, where ChR2 is expressed under the control of the vesicular gamma aminobutyric...