Precise modulation of neuronal activity with synthetic photoswitchable ligands

Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2017 Aug:45:202-209. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2017.05.021. Epub 2017 Jul 6.

Authors

Michael A Kienzler¹, Ehud Y Isacoff²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA. Electronic address: michael.kienzler@maine.edu.
² Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Bioscience Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Electronic address: ehud@berkeley.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Ion Channels / drug effects
Ion Channels / metabolism
Ligands*
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Neurons / drug effects*
Neurons / physiology*
Photic Stimulation
Photochemical Processes*
Structure-Activity Relationship

Substances

Ion Channels
Ligands

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