General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00610
OS Name
Optogenetic stimulate Vglut2-positive neurons for Parkinson's Disease treatment system (Opto-Vglut2-PD)
[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 Locomotor function
Effect Activation
Application Optotigenetic stimulate glutamatergic neurons of the cuneiform nucleus to improve locomotor activity in parkinsonian conditions
Note The experiment was carried out in mouse model, selective expression was achieved by Vglut2-positive neurons
Channel Type Cation Channel
Light Information Activation Wavelength 470 nm
Activation Time 10 s
Light Intensity 41.2 miliwatts per fiber
Expression Information Expression Method Transgene
Cell Lines Mouse CnF glutamatergic neurons
References
1 Optogenetic stimulation of glutamatergic neurons in the cuneiform nucleus controls locomotion in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease