Main description:

Describe new developments in non-opsin-based optogenetic tools

Introduce cutting-edge methods for precise modulation of cell signaling

Highlight applications of optogenetic regulation of cellular functions

Cover contributions from an international team of leading experts

Contents:

Table of Content

Chapter 1

Optogenetic dissection of a two-component calcium influx pathway

Xiaoxuan Liu, Yingshan Wang, Yubin Zhou, and Guolin Ma*

Chapter 2

High-throughput engineering of a light-activatable Ca2+ channel

Lian He*, Liuqing Wang, and Youjun Wang*

Chapter 3

Optogenetic activation of TrkB signaling

Peiyuan Huang, Zhihao Zhao, Lei Lei, and Liting Duan*

Chapter 4

Spatiotemporal modulation of neural repair

Huaxun Fan, Qin Wang, Kai Zhang*, and Yuanquan Song*

Chapter 5

Optogenetic control of neural stem cell differentiation

Yixun Su, Taida Huang, Kai Zhang, and Chenju Yi*

Chapter 6

An optogenetic toolbox for remote control of programmed cell death

Ningxia Zhang and Ji Jing*

Chapter 7

Control of protein levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by optogenetic modules that act on protein synthesis and stability

Sophia Hasenjager, Jonathan Trauth, and Christof Taxis*

Chapter 8

Optogenetics as a tool to study neurodegeneration and signal transduction

Prabhat Tiwari* and Nicholas S. Tolwinski*

Chapter 9

Opsin-free optogenetics: brain and beyond

Jongryul Hong, Yeonji Jeong, and Won Do Heo*

Chapter 10

Constructing a far-red light-induced split-Cre recombinase system for controllable genome engineering

Meiyan Wang, Jiali Wu, and Haifeng Ye*

Chapter 11

Tools and Technologies for Wireless and Non-invasive Optogenetics

Guangfu Wu, Vagif Abdulla, Yiyuan Yang, Michael Schneider, and Yi Zhang*