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Nature Neuroscience 11, 631–633 (1 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/nn.2120
Red-shifted optogenetic excitation: a tool for fast neural control derived from Volvox carteri
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Abstract
The introduction of two microbial opsin–based tools, channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) and halorhodopsin (NpHR), to neuroscience has generated interest in fast, multimodal, cell type–specific neural circuit control. Here we describe a cation-conducting channelrhodopsin (VChR1) from Volvox carteri that can drive spiking at 589 nm, with excitation maximum red-shifted |[sim]|70 nm compared with ChR2.
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