General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00055
OS Name
Brainbow-based live imaging system (LOLlbow)
[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 CreN means N terminal of Cre recombinase and CreC means C terminal of Cre recombinase
Detail Info
Recruited protein CreN means N terminal of Cre recombinase and CreC means C terminal of Cre recombinase
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action CRY2PHRCCIB1 heterodimerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway Cre mediated DNA recombinase
Effect Activation
Application Imaging muticolor-labeled cells in a non-invasive way
Note Permanent fluorescent labels for reveal morphological details
Light Information Activation Wavelength Blue
Process Ireversible
Activation Time Minutes
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines Drosophila
References
1 Live imaging of multicolor-labeled cells in Drosophila