General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00346
OS Name
Optogenetic regulate Galpha activity system 3 (Opto-Galpha 3)
[1]
Photoreceptor (PR)
PR Info
PR Name
Negative Magnet (nMag (C71S))
Source of Species
Neurospora crassa
Class
LOV domain
Mutation Site
C71S
3D Structure
Components
Photoreceptor: Negative Magnet (nMag (C71S))
Complementary Protein: Positive Magnet (pMag)
Cofactor: Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Complementary Protein Positive Magnet (pMag)
Cofactor Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Controlled Protein Recruited protein Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(q) subunit alpha
Detail Info
Functional protein Negative Magnet
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action nMag-pMag heterodimerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway Protein translocation
Effect Sensor
Application Blue light induced membrane recruitment of Galphaq using the magnet system
Light Information Activation Wavelength 488 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Activation Time 50 ms
Light Intensity 1 milliwatts
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines COS-7 cells
References
1 Optical manipulation of the alpha subunits of heterotrimeric G proteins using photoswitchable dimerization systems