Novel optogenetic tool
Switching specific G-protein-coupled signalling pathways on and off
12-Apr-2016 -
Blue on, yellow off: using different-coloured light, researchers are able to switch signalling pathways in the brain on and off.
Researchers in Bochum have utilised light-sensitive proteins from nerve cells of the eye – so-called melanopsins – to switch on specific signalling pathways in brain ...
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