Curated Optogenetic Publication Database

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Optogenetic Control of Non-Apoptotic Cell Death.

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Adv Biology, 6 May 2021 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202100424 Link to full text
Abstract: Herein, a set of optogenetic tools (designated LiPOP) that enable photoswitchable necroptosis and pyroptosis in live cells with varying kinetics, is introduced. The LiPOP tools allow reconstruction of the key molecular steps involved in these two non-apoptotic cell death pathways by harnessing the power of light. Further, the use of LiPOPs coupled with upconversion nanoparticles or bioluminescence is demonstrated to achieve wireless optogenetic or chemo-optogenetic killing of cancer cells in multiple mouse tumor models. LiPOPs can trigger necroptotic and pyroptotic cell death in cultured prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells and in living animals, and set the stage for studying the role of non-apoptotic cell death pathways during microbial infection and anti-tumor immunity.
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Circularly permuted LOV2 as a modular photoswitch for optogenetic engineering.

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Nat Chem Biol, 6 May 2021 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-021-00792-9 Link to full text
Abstract: Plant-based photosensors, such as the light-oxygen-voltage sensing domain 2 (LOV2) from oat phototropin 1, can be modularly wired into cell signaling networks to remotely control protein activity and physiological processes. However, the applicability of LOV2 is hampered by the limited choice of available caging surfaces and its preference to accommodate the effector domains downstream of the C-terminal Jα helix. Here, we engineered a set of LOV2 circular permutants (cpLOV2) with additional caging capabilities, thereby expanding the repertoire of genetically encoded photoswitches to accelerate the design of optogenetic devices. We demonstrate the use of cpLOV2-based optogenetic tools to reversibly gate ion channels, antagonize CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome engineering, control protein subcellular localization, reprogram transcriptional outputs, elicit cell suicide and generate photoactivatable chimeric antigen receptor T cells for inducible tumor cell killing. Our approach is widely applicable for engineering other photoreceptors to meet the growing need of optogenetic tools tailored for biomedical and biotechnological applications.
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C-peptide in conditions other than diabetes mellitus.

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Diabetes, 1978 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae1237 Link to full text
Abstract: Measurement of serum and urinary C-peptide has been shown to be of value in several conditions other than diabetes mellitus. It is particularly useful because it can distinguish endogenous beta cell secretion from exogenously administered insulin and because circulating insulin-binding antibodies do not interfere with its measurement. Because the liver removes little, if any, C-peptide, peripheral blood values may more accurately reflect beta cell secretion than do peripheral insulin levels. Clinically, serum C-peptide has been most useful in diagnosing hypoglycemic disorders. Diagnosis of insulinomas is facilitated in both diabetic and nondiabetic patients, and surreptitious insulin injection is readily detected. In studies of insulin regulation, circulating C-peptide has been used to demonstrate suppression of endogenous insulin secretion by exogenous insulin. Peripheral insulin and C-peptide levels have been compared in studies of the role of the liver in states of altered insulin homeostasis. Because of its higher urinary clearance, determination of urinary C-peptide is preferable to urinary insulin measurement in situations where frequent blood sampling is impossible or difficult to accomplish.
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