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Extending the Time Domain of Neuronal Silencing with Cryptophyte Anion Channelrhodopsins

Elena G. Govorunova, Oleg A. Sineshchekov, Raheleh Hemmati, Roger Janz, Olivier Morelle, Michael Melkonian, Gane K.-S. Wong and John L. Spudich
eNeuro 27 June 2018, 5 (3) ENEURO.0174-18.2018; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0174-18.2018
Elena G. Govorunova
1Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX 77030
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Oleg A. Sineshchekov
1Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX 77030
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Raheleh Hemmati
2Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX 77030
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Roger Janz
2Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX 77030
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Olivier Morelle
3Institute of Botany, Cologne Biocenter, University of Cologne, Cologne D-50674, Germany
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Michael Melkonian
3Institute of Botany, Cologne Biocenter, University of Cologne, Cologne D-50674, Germany
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Gane K.-S. Wong
4Departments of Biological Sciences and of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada
5Beijing Genomics Institute-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China
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John L. Spudich
1Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX 77030
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0174-18.2018
PubMed 
30027111
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History 
  • Received May 2, 2018
  • Revision received June 19, 2018
  • Accepted June 19, 2018
  • Published online June 27, 2018.
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Copyright © 2018 Govorunova et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

Author Information

  1. Elena G. Govorunova1,
  2. Oleg A. Sineshchekov1,
  3. Raheleh Hemmati2,
  4. Roger Janz2,
  5. Olivier Morelle3,
  6. Michael Melkonian3,
  7. Gane K.-S. Wong4,5 and
  8. John L. Spudich1
  1. 1Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX 77030
  2. 2Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX 77030
  3. 3Institute of Botany, Cologne Biocenter, University of Cologne, Cologne D-50674, Germany
  4. 4Departments of Biological Sciences and of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada
  5. 5Beijing Genomics Institute-Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518083, China
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to John L. Spudich, Center for Membrane Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, 6431 Fannin Street, MSB 6.130, Houston TX 77030. E-mail: john.l.spudich{at}uth.tmc.edu.
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Author contributions

  1. Author contributions: E.G.G., O.A.S., and J.L.S. designed research; O.M., M.M., G.K.-S.W., E.G.G., R.H., and R.J. performed research; E.G.G., O.A.S., and J.L.S. analyzed data; E.G.G., O.A.S., R.H., R.J., O.M., M.M., G.K.-S.W., and J.L.S. wrote the paper.

Disclosures

  • J.L.S., E.G.G., and O.A.S. are inventors on patents filed by the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston regarding optogenetic use of natural ACRs. All other authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants U01MH109146 and R01GM027750, the Hermann Eye Fund, and the Endowed Chair Grant AU-0009 from the Robert A. Welch Foundation.

Funding

  • National Institutes of Health

    U01MH109146; R01GM027750
  • Hermann Eye Fund

  • Robert A. Welch Foundation

    AU-0009

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eNeuro 27 June 2018, 5 (3) ENEURO.0174-18.2018; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0174-18.2018
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