| Literature DB >> 34120716 |
Yi-Tsang Lee1, Rui Chen1, Yubin Zhou2, Lian He3.
Abstract
Optogenetics combines optics and genetics to enable non-invasive interrogation of cell physiology at an unprecedented high spatiotemporal resolution. Here, we introduce Opto-CRAC as a set of genetically-encoded calcium actuators (GECAs) engineered from the calcium release-activated calcium (CRAC) channel, which has been tailored for optical control of calcium entry and calcium-dependent physiological responses in non-excitable cells and tissues. We describe a detailed protocol for applying Opto-CRAC as an optogenetic tool to achieve photo-tunable control over intracellular calcium signals and calcium-dependent gene expression in mammalian cells.Entities:
Keywords: Actuators; CRISPR; Calcium signaling; Ion channel; ORAI1; Optogenetics; Protein engineering; STIM1; Synthetic biology; Transcriptional programming
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34120716 PMCID: PMC8290970 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2021.02.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Enzymol ISSN: 0076-6879 Impact factor: 1.600