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Algae are the best engineers of optogenetic inhibitors

Nature Methods volume 12, pages 806–807 (2015)Cite this article

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Anion channelrhodopsins, recently discovered in cryptophyte algae, can be used as highly efficient optogenetic tools to inhibit neurons.

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  1. Govorunova, E.G. et al. Natural light-gated anion channels: a family of microbial rhodopsins for advanced optogenetics. Science 349, 647–650 (2015).

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  1. Nina Vogt
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Vogt, N. Algae are the best engineers of optogenetic inhibitors. Nat Methods 12, 806–807 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.3571

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