General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00301
OS Name
Optogenetic regulate cardiomyocytes system 1 (Opto-CM 1)
[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 Short and long QT syndromes regulation
Effect Inhibition
Application Prolongation or mild shortening of action potential duration
Note Modulate action potential properties in human CMs both in cellular and tissue level
Channel Type Cation channel
Light Information Activation Wavelength 470 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Activation Time 20 ms
Deactivation Time 30 ms
Light Intensity 1.3 milliwatts per square miliimeter
Expression Information Expression Method Transgene
Cell Lines Human cardiomyocytes and pluripotent stem cells
References
1 Optogenetic modulation of cardiac action potential properties may prevent arrhythmogenesis in short and long QT syndromes