Photosensitive Molecules for Controlling Biological Function - Chambers, James J.; Kramer, Richard H.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, 2011)
Introduction to Part I: Caged Neurotransmitters -- Targeting and Excitation of Photoactivatable Molecules: Design Considerations for Neurophysiology Experiments -- Are Caged Compounds Still Useful? -- Chromophores for the Delivery of Bioactive Molecules with Two-Photon Excitation -- Introduction to Part II: Natural Photosensitive Proteins -- Light-Activated Ion Pumps and Channels for Temporally-Precise Optical Control of Activity in Genetically-Targeted Neurons -- Vertebrate and Invertebrate Rhodopsins: Light Control of G Protein Signaling -- Restoring Visual Function after Photoreceptor Degeneration: Ectopic Expression of Photosensitive Proteins in Retinal Neurons -- Introduction to Part III: Small Molecule Photoswitches -- Photoswitch Design -- Photoswitchable Voltage-Gated Ion Channels -- Optical Manipulation of Protein Activity and Protein Interactions Using Caged Proteins and Optical Switch Protein Conjugates -- Structure-Based Design of Light-Controlled Proteins -- Photoswitchable Ligand-Gated Ion Channels.
Keywords: Neurosciences; Neurobiology; Neurochemistry; Neurosciences; Neurobiology; Neurochemistry