General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00281
OS Name
Enhanced Magnets system (EMags)
[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 Functional protein Negative Magnet
Detail Info
Recruited protein Positive Magnet
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action nMag-pMag heterodimerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway Protein translocation
Effect Sensor
Application Protein recruitment to different organelles
Note An effective tool to optogenetically manipulate physiological processes over whole cells or in small subcellular volumes
Light Information Activation Wavelength 488 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Activation Time 2.8 ± 0.3 s
Deactivation Time 14 ± 0.6 s
Light Intensity 3 microwatts per square centimeter
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines Hela cells and COS7 cells
References
1 Optimized Vivid-derived Magnets photodimerizers for subcellular optogenetics in mammalian cells