General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00054
OS Name
Light-activated CRISPR-Cas9 (LACE)
[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 Recruited protein CRISPR-associated endonuclease Cas9
Detail Info
Fusion protein LexA activation domain
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action CRY2PHRCCIBN heterodimerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway Transcription activation
Effect Activation
Application Endogenous gene activation for CRISPR-Cas 9
Note Greater flexibility and simplicity in targeting any endogenous gene
Light Information Activation Wavelength 450 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Light Intensity 16 milliwatts per square centimeter
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines HEK293T cells
References
1 A light-inducible CRISPR-Cas9 system for control of endogenous gene activation