General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00018
OS Name
Light-activated reversible inhibition by assembled trap of intracellular membranes by Rab11 (IM-LARIAT-Rab11)
[1]
Photoreceptor (PR)
PR Info
PR Name
Photolyase homology region of Arabidopsis Cryptochromes 2 (CRY2PHR)
Source of Species
Arabidopsis thalino
Class
Cryptochromes
UniProt ID
Q96524
GenBank
NP_849588
PDB ID
6X24
3D Structure
Components
Photoreceptor: Photolyase homology region of Arabidopsis Cryptochromes 2 (CRY2PHR)
Complementary Protein: Cryptochrome-interacting basic-helix-loop-helix 1 (CIB1/CIBN)
Cofactor: Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Complementary Protein Cryptochrome-interacting basic-helix-loop-helix 1 (CIB1/CIBN)
Cofactor Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Controlled Protein Functional protein Cryptochrome-2
Detail Info
Recruited protein Ras-related protein Rab-11A
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action CRY2-CIBN heterodimerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway Rab11-positive membrane aggregation
Effect Sensor
Application Dissect spatiotemporal functions of intracellular membranes using Rab11
Note Can be used to control diverse intracellular membrane by fusing with different protein
Light Information Activation Wavelength 488 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Activation Time Within seconds
Deactivation Time 5.5 min
Light Intensity 5.5 microwatts per square centimeter
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines COS-7 cells and rat hippocampal neurons
References
1 Optogenetic oligomerization of Rab GTPases regulates intracellular membrane trafficking