General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00306
OS Name
Luminopsin 3 system (LMO3)
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Photoreceptor (PR)
PR Info
PR Name
Volvox channelrhodopsin 1 (VChR1)
Source of Species
volvox
Class
Opsin
UniProt ID
B4Y103
GenBank
167650744
3D Structure
Components
Photoreceptor: Volvox channelrhodopsin 1 (VChR1)
Cofactor: All-trans-Retinal (Trans-Retinal)
Cofactor All-trans-Retinal (Trans-Retinal)
Controlled Protein Functional protein Volvox channelrhodopsin-1
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action Ion channel open [ 1] , [ ] , [ ]
Controlled Signal Pathway Cell differentiate
Effect Activation
Application Bioluminesce-driven activation of transplanted neural precursor cells improves motor deficits in PD disease mouse
Note Stimulation of transplanted cells for a short period of time resulted in measurable improvement of motor behavior
Channel Type Cation channel
Light Information Activation Wavelength Blue or CTZ luminescenece
Expression Information Expression Method Transplantation and Transfection
Cell Lines Human neural stem cells
References
1 Bioluminescence-driven optogenetic activation of transplanted neural precursor cells improves motor deficits in a Parkinson's disease mouse model