General Information of This Optogenetic System (OS)
OS ID
OS00730
OS Name
Optogenetic activation of LRP6 system (OptoLRP6)
[1], [2]
Photoreceptor (PR)
PR Info
PR Name
Cryptochrome 2 (CRY2)
Source of Species
Arabidopsis thalino
Class
Cryptochromes
UniProt ID
Q96524
GenBank
NP_849588
PDB ID
6K8I
3D Structure
Components
Photoreceptor: Cryptochrome 2 (CRY2)
Complementary Protein: Cryptochrome-interacting basic-helix-loop-helix 1 (CIB1/CIBN)
Cofactor: Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Complementary Protein Cryptochrome-interacting basic-helix-loop-helix 1 (CIB1/CIBN)
Cofactor Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
Controlled Protein Recruited protein Transmembrane protein 198
Detail Info
Fusion protein Wnt coreceptor LRP6
Detail Info
OS Application Information (1)
Mechanism of Action CRY2-CIBN heteromerization [ 1] , [ 2]
Controlled Signal Pathway Wnt/-catenin pathway
Effect Activation
Application Mitigates blood-brain barrier dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease
Light Information Activation Wavelength 450 nm
Process Reversible
Deactivation Wavelength Dark
Activation Time 20min
Deactivation Time 40 min
Expression Information Expression Method Transfection
Cell Lines Mice brain endothelial cells
References
1 Activation of Wnt/-catenin pathway mitigates blood-brain barrier dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease
2 Optogenetic Control of the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway During Xenopus laevis Embryonic Development