Abstract
Voltage-gated Ca2+ (CaV) channels mediate Ca2+ entry into excitable cells to regulate a myriad of cellular events following membrane depolarization. We report the engineering of RGK GTPases, a class of genetically encoded CaV channel modulators, to enable photo-tunable modulation of CaV channel activity in excitable mammalian cells. This optogenetic tool (designated optoRGK) tailored for CaV channels could find broad applications in interrogating a wide range of CaV-mediated physiological processes.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 7019-7022 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 57 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 11 2018 |
Keywords
- calcium signaling
- ion channels
- optogenetics
- protein engineering
- synthetic biology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry