神経科学. 神経科学. 自然の光ゲートアニオンチャネル:高度な光遺伝学のための微生物ロドプシンの一族

Elena G Govorunova1, Oleg A Sineshchekov1, Roger Janz2

  • 1Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 27, 2015
PubMed
まとめ

研究者らは,光生性ニューロンサイレンシングのためのアニオンチャネルロドプシン (ACR) を開発した. これらの光ゲートクロライドチャネルは,高感度と時間的精度で効率的な膜ハイパーポラライゼーションを可能にします.

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