Chemogenetics vs. Optogenetics: Which Method Should I Choose?
Type
Blog Post
...increasingly faster kinetics. The opsin ChETA, for example, is a ChR2 opsin mutated to have faster off kinetics...kinetics and allow neurons to repolarize faster.
Chemogenetics does not offer the same level of control...design.
Optogenetics
Chemogenetics
Timing
Fast activation/deactivation
Prolonged activation
Targeting...