General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00568
OS Name
Ultra-light-sensitive optogenetic Ca2+ modulator (MonSTIM1)
[1]
Photoreceptor (PR)
PR Info
PR Name
Cryptochrome 2 (CRY2)
Source of Species
Arabiodopsis
Class
Cryptochromes
UniProt ID
Q96524
GenBank
NP_849588
PDB ID
6K8I
3D Structure
Components
Photoreceptor: Cryptochrome 2 (CRY2)
Complementary Protein: Constitutive photomorphogenic 1 (COP1)
Cofactor: Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Complementary Protein Constitutive photomorphogenic 1 (COP1)
Cofactor Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Controlled Protein Fusion protein Stromal interaction molecule 1
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action CRY2 homo-oligomerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway CRAC channel activation and Ca2+ influx
Effect Activation
Application Optogenetic control endogenous Ca2+ channel in awake mice
Note High propensity to achieve advanced oligomeric state in the basal condition
Light Information Activation Wavelength 473 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Activation Time 62 s
Deactivation Time 7min
Light Intensity 1 milliwatts per square centimeter
Expression Information Expression Method Transduction
Cell Lines Mouse excitatory neurons or astrocytes
References
1 Non-invasive optical control of endogenous Ca(2+) channels in awake mice