Optogenetic Control of Protein Function: From Intracellular Processes to Tissue Morphogenesis

Optogenetics is an emerging and powerful technique that allows the control of protein activity with light. The possibility of inhibiting or stimulating protein activity with the spatial and temporal precision of a pulse of laser light is opening new frontiers for the investigation of developmental pathways and cell biological bases underlying organismal development. With this powerful technique in hand, it will be possible to address old and novel questions about how cells, tissues, and organisms form. In this review, we focus on the applications of existing optogenetic tools for addressing issues in animal morphogenesis.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Trends in Cell Biology

• Publication date

  2016-11-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Engineering

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  DOI 10.1016/j.tcb.2016.09.006PMID 27727011PMCID 5080449
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