General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00298
OS Name
Optogenetic regulate retinal ganglion cell for vison form system (Opto-RGCs-VF)
[1]
Photoreceptor (PR)
PR Info
PR Name
Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2)
Source of Species
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Class
Opsin
UniProt ID
Q8RUT8
GenBank
1304111922
PDB ID
6EID
3D Structure
Components
Photoreceptor: Channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2)
Cofactor: All-trans-Retinal (Trans-Retinal)
Cofactor All-trans-Retinal (Trans-Retinal)
Controlled Protein Functional protein Channelrhodopsin 2
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action Ion channel open [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway Visual formation
Effect Activation
Application ChR2-expressing RGCs are subsutable for rod photoreceptor cells in the retina to restore vision
Note Only sensitive to blue light
Current Intensity 150 pA
Channel Type Cation channel
Light Information Activation Wavelength 470 nm
Activation Time 10-100 ms
Light Intensity 3.7 ± 2.3 microwatts per square millimeter
Expression Information Expression Method Transgene
Cell Lines Retinal ganglion cells
References
1 Visual properties of transgenic rats harboring the channelrhodopsin-2 gene regulated by the thy-1.2 promoter