Optogenetics Guide
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...line, such as for example the VGAT-ChR2 mouse, where ChR2 is expressed under the control of the vesicular...(nm) ChR2 Widely used light-gated cation channel from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (CrChR2) 470 ChR2/H134R...C1C2 ChR1-ChR2 chimera 470 ChIEF, ChEF, ChD Engineered chimeras of ChR1 and ChR2; increased photocurrent...light activated cation channel. ChR2 is preferred over ChR1 because ChR2 has higher conductance at physiological...ways to control opsin expression. Generally, the most robust and stable expression is achieved in a transgenic...aminobutyric acid (GABA) transporter (VGAT) and ChR2 is thus expressed in all GABAergic neurons. In this case,...delivery results in more localized expression of the opsin. Depending on the virus and promoter system ...