General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00302
OS Name
Design Channelrhodopsin 2 for ultrafast optogenetic control system 1 (ChR2-UOC 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 Neuron activation
Effect Activation
Application Design channelrhodopsin 2 by mutation for ultrafast modify neuron activity
Note Experimental control
Current Intensity 10 nA
Channel Type Cation channel
Light Information Activation Wavelength 500 ± 25 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Activation Time 55.5 ms
Deactivation Time 9.8 ms
Light Intensity 50 milliwatts per square centimeter
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines Rat hippocampal neurons
References
1 Ultrafast optogenetic control