A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery
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...of a generic promoter). A DIO opsin allows cell type specificity dependent on the promoter of the cre recombinase...for sufficiency of your circuit of interest in promoting reward is a self-stimulation experiment wherein...developed many of these AAV constructs with various promoters and other genetic manipulations to help restrict...specific neuronal subtype. However, the length of promoter that can be used in an AAV construct is limited...few kb so attaining neuronal specificity through promoter-directed expression alone is extremely limited...Therefore, highly expressing, generic neuronal promoters such as synapsin or camKIIα drive most of the ...taking advantage of the robust expression via the promoter in the AAV construct.
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