General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00623
OS Name
Optogenetic control Exoc70 for membrane traffiking system 2 (Opto-Exoc70-MT 2)
[1]
Photoreceptor (PR)
PR Info
PR Name
Improved Light-Inducible Dimer (iLID)
Source of Species
Avena sativa
Class
LOV domain
UniProt ID
O49003
GenBank
747155673
PDB ID
4WF0
3D Structure
Components
Photoreceptor: Improved Light-Inducible Dimer (iLID)
Complementary Protein: Stringent starvation protein B (SspB)
Cofactor: Flavin mononucleotide (FMN)
Complementary Protein Stringent starvation protein B (SspB)
Cofactor Flavin mononucleotide (FMN)
Controlled Protein Recruited protein Exocyst complex component 70
Detail Info
Functional protein Improved Light-Inducible Dimer
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action iLID-SspB heterodimerization [ 1]
Controlled Signal Pathway Exocytosis
Effect Activation
Application Optotigenetic control Exo71 to study the role of the exocyst in tethering during exocytosis
Note iLID was tethered on membrane
Light Information Activation Wavelength 488 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Activation Time Minutes
Deactivation Time Minutes
Light Intensity 1.5 watts per square centimeter
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines Hela cells
References
1 An active tethering mechanism controls the fate of vesicles