General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00050
OS Name
Light switchable cellCcell interaction system (LSCCIS)
[1]
Photoreceptor (PR)
PR Info
PR Name
Cryptochrome 2 (CRY2)
Source of Species
Arabidopsis thalino
Class
Cryptochromes
UniProt ID
Q96524
GenBank
NP_849588
PDB ID
6K8I
3D Structure
Components
Photoreceptor: Cryptochrome 2 (CRY2)
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 Cryptochrome-interacting basic-helix-loop-helix 1
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action CRY2-CIBN heterodimerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway Cell-cell interaction
Effect Sensor
Application Noninvasively control cell-cell interaction with light
Note A new way to study cell-cell interaction and assembling cellular building blocks into tissues with unmatched flexibility
Light Information Activation Wavelength 471 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Activation Time Minutes
Deactivation Time Minutes
Light Intensity 80 microwatts per square centimeter
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines MDA-MB-231 cells
References
1 Blue Light Switchable Cell-Cell Interactions Provide Reversible and Spatiotemporal Control Towards Bottom-Up Tissue Engineering