Optogenetic Tools in the Molecular Spotlight

• Main Author: John T. M. Kennis (auth)
• Other Authors: Tilo Mathes (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: photoreceptors; Opsins; Photochemistry and photophysics; spectroscopy; optogenetics; Phytochrome; Protein Engineering; computational modeling; Flavins
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The rise of optogenetics as a standard technique to non-invasively probe and monitor biological function created an immense interest in the molecular function of photosensory proteins. These photoreceptors are usually protein/pigment complexes that translate light into biological information and hav...