ChR2 mutants at L132 and T159 with improved operational light sensitivity for vision restoration.

The ectopic expression of microbial opsin-based optogenetic sensors, such as channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) in surviving inner retinal neurons, is a promising approach to restoring vision after retinal degeneration. However, a major limitation in using native ChR2 as a light sensor for vision restoration...

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Main Authors: Zhuo-Hua Pan, Tushar H Ganjawala, Qi Lu, Elena Ivanova, Zhifei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4047080?pdf=render