The optogenetic (r)evolution

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 287, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-109

  Rein, Martin L ^a   Deussing, Jan M ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arch; Channelrhodopsin; ChR2; Halorhodopsin; NpHR; Optical tools; Optogenetics; Rhodopsin

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; CHANNELRHODOPSIN; HALORHODOPSIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OPSIN; RHODOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOENGINEERING; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; OPTOGENETICS; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NEUROSCIENCES; OPSINS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TECHNOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84858863777     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: 16174623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-011-0663-7     Document Type: Review

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