Why is "Anion-conducting channelrhodopsin" trending?
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- Date: 2026-05-18 11:53:48
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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-05-18 and was most recently seen on 2026-05-18.
Wikipedia Overview
Anion-conducting channelrhodopsins are light-gated ion channels that open in response to light and let negatively charged ions enter a cell. All channelrhodopsins use retinal as light-sensitive pigment, but they differ in their ion selectivity. Anion-conducting channelrhodopsins are used as tools to manipulate brain activity in mice, fruit flies and other model organisms (Optogenetics). Neurons expressing anion-conducting channelrhodopsins are silenced when illuminated with light, an effect that has been used to investigate information processing in the brain. For example, suppressing dendritic calcium spikes in specific neurons with light reduced the ability of mice to perceive a light touch to a whisker. Studying how the behavior of an animal changes when specific neurons are silenced allows scientists to determine the role of these neurons in the complex circuits controlling behavior.
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A second photoactivatable state of the anion-conducting channelrhodopsin GtACR1 empowers persistent activity - Nature
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Aion is a bistable anion-conducting channelrhodopsin that provides temporally extended and reversible neuronal silencing - Nature
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Crystal structure of the natural anion-conducting channelrhodopsin GtACR1 - Nature
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High-efficiency optogenetic silencing with soma-targeted anion-conducting channelrhodopsins - Nature
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Time-resolved spectroscopic and electrophysiological data reveal insights in the gating mechanism of anion channelrhodopsin - Nature
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An improved chloride-conducting channelrhodopsin for light-induced inhibition of neuronal activity in vivo - Nature
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