Guiding lights: Recent developments in optogenetic control of biochemical signals

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 465, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 397-408

  Yin, Taofei ^a   Wu, Yi I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptochrome; LOV; Optogenetics; Phytochrome

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOCHROME; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; PHOTOTROPIN; PHYTOCHROME;

ALLOSTERISM; BLUE LIGHT; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR SENSOR; NONHUMAN; OPTOGENETICS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CRYPTOCHROMES; HUMANS; OPTOGENETICS; PHOTORECEPTORS, MICROBIAL; PHOTOTROPINS; PLANTS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84878853957     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-013-1244-x     Document Type: Review

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