Viral Vectors 101: Optogenetic Tools
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Blog Post
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June 27, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
...al. described the first light-activated tool for controlling neuronal activity, channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2...used in tandem with the opsin.
Figure 2: Diagram of excitatory (ChR2) activation by light ...) domains, phytochrome B (PhyB), and cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) (Zhang & Cui, 2015). When stimulated with light...comparative analysis of microbial opsins. Nature Methods, 9(2), 159–172. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1808
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