Optogenetics Guide
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...as opsins (including chimeric receptors such as OptoXRs) or optical switches. Naturally-occuring opsins... of electrical activity in a target cell type. OptoXRs are chimeras of a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR...Wobblia lunata (WiChR). Other Opsin-based Tools OptoXRs GPCRs activate signaling cascades driving a variety...GPCR of interest (referred to as an optoGPCR or OptoXR). Combining the extracellular domain of an endogenous... native signaling cascade upon light exposure. OptoXRs and OptoGPCRs enable a broad range of pathways ...