Keyword

channelrhodopsin-2

Description: A light-gated ion channel protein found in green algae and used as a tool for controlling cellular activity with light.

Primary topic: Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (37%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q26762884

OpenAlex ID: keywords/chr2

Millisecond-timescale, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity

2005 · Edward S Boyden, Feng Zhang, et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 4,867

Channelrhodopsin-2, a directly light-gated cation-selective membrane channel

2003 · Georg Nagel, Tanjef Szellas, et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2,667

Regulation of parkinsonian motor behaviours by optogenetic control of basal ganglia circuitry

2010 · Alexxai V. Kravitz, Benjamin S. Freeze, et al. · Nature · 1,884

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Multimodal fast optical interrogation of neural circuitry

2007 · Feng Zhang, Li-Ping Wang, et al. · Nature · 1,739

Optogenetic stimulation of a hippocampal engram activates fear memory recall

2012 · Xu Liu, Steve Ramirez, et al. · Nature · 1,676

Neural substrates of awakening probed with optogenetic control of hypocretin neurons

2007 · Antoine R. Adamantidis, Feng Zhang, et al. · Nature · 1,338

Neuron-type-specific signals for reward and punishment in the ventral tegmental area

2012 · Jeremiah Y. Cohen, Sebastian Haesler, et al. · Nature · 1,318

AGRP neurons are sufficient to orchestrate feeding behavior rapidly and without training

2011 · Yexica Aponte, Deniz Atasoy, et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 1,155

Evoked Axonal Oxytocin Release in the Central Amygdala Attenuates Fear Response

2012 · H. Sophie Knobloch, Alexandre Charlet, et al. · Neuron · 1,049

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The subcellular organization of neocortical excitatory connections

2009 · Leopoldo Petreanu, Tianyi Mao, et al. · Nature · 1,045

Macrophages Facilitate Electrical Conduction in the Heart

2017 · Maarten Hulsmans, Sebastian Clauss, et al. · Cell · 1,002

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Light Activation of Channelrhodopsin-2 in Excitable Cells of Caenorhabditis elegans Triggers Rapid Behavioral Responses

2005 · Georg Nagel, Martin Brauner, et al. · Current Biology · 1,002

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An optical neural interface: in vivo control of rodent motor cortex with integrated fiberoptic and optogenetic technology

2007 · Alexander M Aravanis, Li-Ping Wang, et al. · Journal of Neural Engineering · 973

Distinct roles for direct and indirect pathway striatal neurons in reinforcement

2012 · Alexxai V Kravitz, Lynne D Tye, et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 971

Creating a False Memory in the Hippocampus

2013 · Steve Ramirez, Xu Liu, et al. · Science · 966

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Channelrhodopsin-2–assisted circuit mapping of long-range callosal projections

2007 · Leopoldo Petreanu, Daniel Huber, et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 928

Astrocytes Control Breathing Through pH-Dependent Release of ATP

2010 · Alexander V. Gourine, Vitaliy Kasymov, et al. · Science · 872

Striatal Dopamine Release Is Triggered by Synchronized Activity in Cholinergic Interneurons

2012 · Sarah Threlfell, Tatjana Lalic, et al. · Neuron · 842

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Ectopic Expression of a Microbial-Type Rhodopsin Restores Visual Responses in Mice with Photoreceptor Degeneration

2006 · Anding Bi, Jinjuan Cui, et al. · Neuron · 771

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Ultrafast optogenetic control

2010 · Lisa A Gunaydin, Ofer Yizhar, et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 757

In Vivo Light-Induced Activation of Neural Circuitry in Transgenic Mice Expressing Channelrhodopsin-2

2007 · Benjamin R. Arenkiel, Joao Peca, et al. · Neuron · 753

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Neurons born in the adult dentate gyrus form functional synapses with target cells

2008 · Nicolas Toni, Diego A Laplagne, et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 740

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Genetically encoded calcium indicators for multi-color neural activity imaging and combination with optogenetics

2013 · Jasper Akerboom, Nicole Carreras Calderón, et al. · Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience · 721

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Distinct extended amygdala circuits for divergent motivational states

2013 · Joshua H. Jennings, Dennis R. Sparta, et al. · Nature · 704

Characterization of Engineered Channelrhodopsin Variants with Improved Properties and Kinetics

2009 · John Y. Lin, Michael Z. Lin, et al. · Biophysical Journal · 697

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Works count: 2,444

Citation count: 102,800