Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics
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...example, lowers the threshold for neuronal signaling and causes neuronal burst firing. Other DREADDs, such...DREADDs for Neuroscientists. Neuron 89:683–694 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2016.01.040
Saloman, J. ...method for manipulating cell activity, especially neuronal firing.
What is chemogenetics?
Chemogenetics ...decreased heart rate (Redfern et al., 1999) or altered neuron excitability (Zhu et al., 2014). The system allows...Studies looking at immediate effects of specific neuron firing are better equipped using fast-acting optogenetic...tissues, cell types, or even subcellular regions of a neuron need to be targeted. Targeting is also important...common target for chemogenetic manipulation are neurons where chemogenetic receptors can be used to alter...