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Nature Chemical Biology 2, 11–13 (1 January 2006) | doi:10.1038/nchembio0106-11
Ion channels get flashy
Abstract
Using a skillful combination of chemical synthesis, protein engineering and electrophysiology, a team at the University of California, Berkeley has demonstrated that a ligandgated ion channel can be controlled by light. Remarkably, this has been achieved in living cells.
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