Optogenetics Guide
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...Chlamydomonas reinhardtii . Channelrhodopsin-1 (ChR1) is excited by blue light and permits nonspecific cation influx...function as light-gated cation channels resulting in excitation (depolarization) of the neuron. Inhibitory (hyperpolarizing... be activated and explored, especially in non-excitable or non-neuronal cell types. Luminopsins Luminopsins...Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Name Description Peak excitation λ (nm) ChR2 Widely used light-gated cation channel...Other Channelrhodopsins Name Description Peak excitation λ (nm) VChR1 Red-shifted channelrhodopsin from...lunata 490 Anion Channels Name Description Peak excitation λ (nm) GtACR Chloride-conducting channel from...amplitude 517 Halorhodopsins Name Description Peak excitation λ (nm) Jaws Red-shifted, light-driven inward ...