Channelrhodopsins with improved light sensitivity for minimally-invasive optogenetics
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Three top performers, named ChRger1, ChRger2, and ChRger3, were then characterized further by ...of an AAV expressing a ChRger. In both experiments, neurons expressing ChRgers produced stronger photocurrents...channelrhodopsins. Their new channelrhodopsins, called ChRgers, make the brain a little easier to access with ...allow for minimally-invasive optogenetics
While ChRgers performed well in a tissue culture dish, that doesn...Therefore, the Arnold and Gradinaru Labs expressed ChRgers in mice to see if they were suited for in vivo ...invasive optogenetics. Both experiments delivered ChRgers by intravenous injection of PHP.eB, an AAV capsid...intracranial injections. When packaged in PHP.eB, ChRgers and ChR2(H134R) both reach the brain, but individual...