Opticool: Cutting-edge transgenic optical tools.

Autor: Fenelon KD; Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America., Krause J; Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America., Koromila T; Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, United States of America.; School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PLoS genetics [PLoS Genet] 2024 Mar 22; Vol. 20 (3), pp. e1011208. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 22 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011208
Abstrakt: Only a few short decades have passed since the sequencing of GFP, yet the modern repertoire of transgenically encoded optical tools implies an exponential proliferation of ever improving constructions to interrogate the subcellular environment. A myriad of tags for labeling proteins, RNA, or DNA have arisen in the last few decades, facilitating unprecedented visualization of subcellular components and processes. Development of a broad array of modern genetically encoded sensors allows real-time, in vivo detection of molecule levels, pH, forces, enzyme activity, and other subcellular and extracellular phenomena in ever expanding contexts. Optogenetic, genetically encoded optically controlled manipulation systems have gained traction in the biological research community and facilitate single-cell, real-time modulation of protein function in vivo in ever broadening, novel applications. While this field continues to explosively expand, references are needed to assist scientists seeking to use and improve these transgenic devices in new and exciting ways to interrogate development and disease. In this review, we endeavor to highlight the state and trajectory of the field of in vivo transgenic optical tools.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Fenelon et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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