Optogenetics: Switching with red and blue
May 17th, 2017 by Fuun Kawano
Nature Chemical Biology 13, 573 (2017). doi:10.1038/nchembio.2387
Authors: Fuun Kawano, Fan Shi & Masayuki Yazawa
Multiple optogenetic technologies are required to control biological activity simultaneously with different colors of light. Optimizing a near-infrared-induced heterodimerization system, which can be combined with blue-light-controlled domains, enables precise spatiotemporal control of target molecules in live mammalian cells.
A photoactivatable Cre–loxP recombination system for optogenetic genome engineering
October 10th, 2016 by Fuun Kawano
Nature Chemical Biology 12, 1059 (2016). doi:10.1038/nchembio.2205
Authors: Fuun Kawano, Risako Okazaki, Masayuki Yazawa & Moritoshi Sato