General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00280
OS Name
Optogenetic regulate Galpha activity system 2 (Opto-Galpha 2)
[1]
Photoreceptor (PR)
PR Info
PR Name
Negative Magnet (nMag)
Source of Species
Neurospora crassa
Class
LOV domain
3D Structure
Components
Photoreceptor: Negative Magnet (nMag)
Complementary Protein: Positive Magnet (pMag)
Cofactor: Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Complementary Protein Positive Magnet (pMag)
Cofactor Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Controlled Protein Recruited protein Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha
Detail Info
Functional protein Negative Magnet
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action nMag-pMag heterodimerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway Ca2+ release
Effect Sensor
Application Blue light induced Ca2+ release using Magnet system
Note Won't detect Ca2+ siganal in C71S
Light Information Activation Wavelength 473 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Activation Time 50 ms
Light Intensity 1 milliwatts
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines HEK 293 cells
References
1 Optical manipulation of the alpha subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins using photoswitchable dimerization systems