A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery
Type
Blog Post
Published
Sept. 10, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
...co-localization immunofluorescence, cell-type specificity. Viruses that only express the fluorescent proteins...chloride ion pumps, activation of which results in efflux of chloride ions, subsequent hyperpolarization,...unlike HR, this is achieved through hydrogen ion efflux; evidence suggests that Arch may more effectively...Thankfully the Deisseroth constructs coexpress a fluorescent protein, which allows for easy identification...general rule of thumb, if you can detect a strong fluorescent signal (without antibody manipulation), then ... vectors for anterograde axonal tracing with fluorescent proteins in nontransgenic and cre driver mice...optogenetics plasmids!
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