Optogenetics

Optogenetics

Technique • 1512 papers

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Live-cell imaging of cell signaling using genetically encoded fluorescent reporters.

The FEBS journal 2018 📊 70

Synergistic advances in fluorescent protein engineering and live-cell imaging techniques in recent years have fueled the concurrent development and application of genetically encoded fluorescent reporters...

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Oxytocin normalizes altered circuit connectivity for social rescue of the Cntnap2 knockout mouse.

Neuron 2022 📊 70

The neural basis of abnormal social behavior in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) remains incompletely understood. Here we used two complementary but independent brain-wide mapping approaches,...

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Blue light excited retinal intercepts cellular signaling.

Scientific reports 2018 📊 70

AbstractPhotoreceptor chromophore, 11-cis retinal (11CR) and the photoproduct, all-trans retinal (ATR), are present in the retina at higher concentrations and interact with the visual cells....

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Decoding the brain’s ATG8 paralog code: LC3-GABARAP specialization at synapses and the astrocyte-neuron interface.

Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 2026

Macroautophagy is essential for the long-term health of neurons and astrocytes in the central nervous system (CNS). The six mammalian ATG8 paralogs (LC3A/B/C and GABARAP/GABARAPL1/L2)...

Voltage dynamics of cortical dendrites in vivo.

Nature neuroscience 2026

Voltage dynamics in dendrites, which result both from integrating synaptic inputs and back-propagating action potentials (bAPs) from the soma, contribute to plasticity. Mapping these dynamics...

Compressed sensing based approach identifies modular neural circuitry driving learned pathogen avoidance.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 2024

Abstract An animal’s survival hinges on its ability to integrate past information to modify future behavior. The nematode C. elegans adapts its behavior based on...

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Bridging single-molecule and genome-wide studies of cellular mRNA translation.

RNA (New York, N.Y.) 2026

The translation of mRNA is a tightly regulated, energy-intensive process that drives cellular diversity. Understanding its control requires tools that can capture behavior across scales....

A transgenic zebrafish for direct optogenetic activation of FGF/ERK signaling.

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 2026

ABSTRACT Dynamic FGF/ERK signaling plays key roles in development, regeneration, and disease. We recently developed a zebrafish-optimized optogenetic tool, bOpto-FGF, that enables reversible activation of...

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