New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control
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...protrusions and overlaps (arrows) after blue light illumination. Scale bar 25 µm. Images adapted from Mahlandt... 10, 30, 50, and 100 times the activity of the original, generated using directed evolution (Tei et al... can hydrolyze phosphatidylcholine (PC), the predominant membrane lipid, to phosphatidic acid (PA) or ...GFP-PASS (green). After 30 minutes of blue light illumination, substantial PA accumulates in the plasma membranes...other enzymes.
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We hope this post has illuminated some of the many tools available for controlling..., & Hehnly, H. (2023). Rab8, Rab11, and Rab35 coordinate lumen and cilia formation during zebrafish left-right...