Light-induced depolarization of neurons using a modified Shaker K + channel and a molecular photoswitch

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 2792-2796

  Chambers, James J ^a   Banghart, Matthew R ^a   Trauner, Dirk ^a   Kramer, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SYNTHETIC PHOTOISOMERIZABLE AZOBENZENE REGULATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AZO COMPOUNDS; CELL LINE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HIPPOCAMPUS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LIGHT; MALEIMIDES; NEURONS; POINT MUTATION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SHAKER SUPERFAMILY OF POTASSIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 33749076327     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00318.2006     Document Type: Article

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