General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00052
OS Name
Photoactivatable Gal4 for transcription activation by Cryptochrome 2 (PA-Gal4-CRY2)
[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 Fusion protein Regulatory protein GAL4
Detail Info
Recruited protein Virus protein 16
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action CRY2-CIB1 heterodimerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway Gene expression activation
Effect Activation
Application Light controlled protein expression
Light Information Activation Wavelength 461 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Activation Time 18 h
Deactivation Time 4 h
Light Intensity 7.4 milliwatts per square centimeter
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines HEK293T cells
References
1 Bidirectional approaches for optogenetic regulation of gene expression in mammalian cells using Arabidopsis cryptochrome 2