Photoactivatable CaMKII induces synaptic plasticity in single synapses

oleh: Akihiro C. E. Shibata, Hiromi H. Ueda, Kei Eto, Maki Onda, Aiko Sato, Tatsuko Ohba, Junichi Nabekura, Hideji Murakoshi

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01

Deskripsi

Optogenetic control of molecules is important in cell biology and neuroscience. Here, the authors describe an optogenetic tool to control the Ca²+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and use it to control plasticity at the single synapse level.