CRY2olig

Photoreceptor CRY2olig
Binding partner /
Cofactor FAD
Source organism Arabidopsis thaliana
Mode of action homooligomerization
Excitation wavelength 450 nm
Reversion wavelength dark
Excitation time seconds
Reversion time minutes

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  1. The combination of optogenetic-induced protein aggregation and proximity biotinylation assays strongly implicates endolysosomal proteins in the early stages of α-synuclein aggregation. bioRxiv, 2024
  2. RNA G-quadruplexes form scaffolds that promote neuropathological α-synuclein aggregation. Cell, 2024
  3. C9orf72 poly-PR forms anisotropic condensates causative of nuclear TDP-43 pathology. iScience, 2024
  4. In vivo optogenetic manipulations of endogenous proteins reveal spatiotemporal roles of microtubule and kinesin in dendrite patterning. Sci Adv, 2024
  5. Prior Fc receptor activation primes macrophages for increased sensitivity to IgG via long-term and short-term mechanisms. Dev Cell, 2024
  6. Intracellular tau fragment droplets serve as seeds for tau fibrils. Structure, 2024
  7. Activation of NF-κB signaling by optogenetic clustering of IKKα and β. bioRxiv, 2024
  8. Spatiotemporal Control of Inflammatory Lytic Cell Death Through Optogenetic Induction of RIPK3 Oligomerization. J Mol Biol, 2024
  9. Induction of the aggresome and insoluble tau aggregation using an optogenetic tool. bioRxiv, 2024
  10. Intracellular Tau Fragment Droplets Serve as Seeds for Tau Fibrils. bioRxiv, 2024
  11. A protein condensation network contextualises cell fate decisions. bioRxiv, 2024
  12. KIF2C-induced nuclear condensation concentrates PLK1 and phosphorylated BRCA2 at the kinetochore microtubules in mitosis. bioRxiv, 2024
  13. Engineering Material Properties of Transcription Factor Condensates to Control Gene Expression in Mammalian Cells and Mice. Small, 2024
  14. C9orf72 poly-PR condensation induces nuclear TDP-43 pathology and is inhibited by RNA in an optogenetic cell model. bioRxiv, 2024
  15. Optogenetic Regulation of EphA1 RTK Activation and Signaling. bioRxiv, 2024
  16. A platform to induce and mature biomolecular condensates using chemicals and light. Nat Chem Biol, 2024
  17. Optogenetic-mediated induction and monitoring of α-synuclein aggregation in cellular models of Parkinson's disease. STAR Protoc, 2023
  18. Optogenetic Induction of Pyroptosis, Necroptosis, and Apoptosis in Mammalian Cell Lines. Bio Protoc, 2023
  19. Optogenetic control of the integrated stress response reveals proportional encoding and the stress memory landscape. Cell Syst, 2023
  20. RNA G-quadruplexes forming scaffolds for alpha-synuclein aggregation lead to progressive neurodegeneration. bioRxiv, 2023
  21. Light-induced condensates show accumulation-prone and less dynamic properties in the nucleus compared to the cytoplasm. Spectrosc J, 2023
  22. The Opto-inflammasome in zebrafish as a tool to study cell and tissue responses to speck formation and cell death. Elife, 2023
  23. Structural basis of NINJ1-mediated plasma membrane rupture in cell death. Nature, 2023
  24. Integration of intermittent calcium signals in T cells revealed by temporally patterned optogenetics. iScience, 2023
  25. DIAPH3 condensates formed by liquid-liquid phase separation act as a regulatory hub for stress-induced actin cytoskeleton remodeling. Cell Rep, 2023
  26. Rapid and reversible optogenetic silencing of synaptic transmission by clustering of synaptic vesicles. Nat Commun, 2022
  27. WNK kinases sense molecular crowding and rescue cell volume via phase separation. Cell, 2022
  28. Optogenetic control of GGGGCC repeat-containing RNA phase transition. Fundam res, 2022
  29. Optogenetic manipulation of cell migration with high spatiotemporal resolution using lattice lightsheet microscopy. Commun Biol, 2022
  30. Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein forms nuclear condensates and regulates alternative splicing. Nat Commun, 2022
  31. PPARγ phase separates with RXRα at PPREs to regulate target gene expression. Cell Discov, 2022
  32. Optogenetic activators of apoptosis, necroptosis, and pyroptosis. J Cell Biol, 2022
  33. Optogenetic Phase Transition of TDP-43 in Spinal Motor Neurons of Zebrafish Larvae. J Vis Exp, 2022
  34. CeLINC, a fluorescence-based protein-protein interaction assay in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics, 2021
  35. Activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress via clustering of inner nuclear membrane proteins. bioRxiv, 2021
  36. Interaction of tau with HNRNPA2B1 and N6-methyladenosine RNA mediates the progression of tauopathy. Mol Cell, 2021
  37. Photon Upconversion Hydrogels for 3D Optogenetics. Adv Funct Mater, 2021
  38. Rac1 activation can generate untemplated, lamellar membrane ruffles. BMC Biol, 2021
  39. A modular tool to query and inducibly disrupt biomolecular condensates. Nat Commun, 2021
  40. Optogenetic manipulation of cellular communication using engineered myosin motors. Nat Cell Biol, 2021
  41. The proline-rich domain promotes Tau liquid-liquid phase separation in cells. J Cell Biol, 2020
  42. Nucleated transcriptional condensates amplify gene expression. Nat Cell Biol, 2020
  43. Optogenetic TDP-43 nucleation induces persistent insoluble species and progressive motor dysfunction in vivo. Neurobiol Dis, 2020
  44. Phosphofructokinase Relocalizes into Subcellular Compartments with Liquid-like Properties In Vivo. Biophys J, 2020
  45. m6A-binding YTHDF proteins promote stress granule formation. Nat Chem Biol, 2020
  46. Composition-dependent thermodynamics of intracellular phase separation. Nature, 2020
  47. Nuclear actin regulates inducible transcription by enhancing RNA polymerase II clustering. Sci Adv, 2020
  48. Optogenetic manipulation of calcium signals in single T cells in vivo. Nat Commun, 2020
  49. Optogenetic modulation of TDP-43 oligomerization accelerates ALS-related pathologies in the spinal motor neurons. Nat Commun, 2020
  50. Non-invasive optical control of endogenous Ca2+ channels in awake mice. Nat Commun, 2020
  51. Optogenetic inhibition of Delta reveals digital Notch signaling output during tissue differentiation. EMBO Rep, 2019
  52. Controlling the material properties and rRNA processing function of the nucleolus using light. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 2019
  53. Phase separation of 53BP1 determines liquid-like behavior of DNA repair compartments. EMBO J, 2019
  54. LADL: light-activated dynamic looping for endogenous gene expression control. Nat Methods, 2019
  55. Light-based control of metabolic flux through assembly of synthetic organelles. Nat Chem Biol, 2019
  56. NF-κB signaling dynamics is controlled by a dose-sensing autoregulatory loop. Sci Signal, 2019
  57. RNA Binding Antagonizes Neurotoxic Phase Transitions of TDP-43. Neuron, 2019
  58. Light-Induced Protein Clustering for Optogenetic Interference and Protein Interaction Analysis in Drosophila S2 Cells. Biomolecules, 2019
  59. Increasing spatial resolution of photoregulated GTPases through immobilized peripheral membrane proteins. Small GTPases, 2018
  60. Activation of EphB2 Forward Signaling Enhances Memory Consolidation. Cell Rep, 2018
  61. Filopodia Conduct Target Selection in Cortical Neurons Using Differences in Signal Kinetics of a Single Kinase. Neuron, 2018
  62. Analysis of the CaMKIIα and β splice-variant distribution among brain regions reveals isoform-specific differences in holoenzyme formation. Sci Rep, 2018
  63. Optogenetic activation of EphB2 receptor in dendrites induced actin polymerization by activating Arg kinase. Biol Open, 2017
  64. Understanding CRY2 interactions for optical control of intracellular signaling. Nat Commun, 2017
  65. Optogenetic protein clustering through fluorescent protein tagging and extension of CRY2. Nat Commun, 2017
  66. Optogenetic control of the Dab1 signaling pathway. Sci Rep, 2017
  67. Spatiotemporal Control of Intracellular Phase Transitions Using Light-Activated optoDroplets. Cell, 2016
  68. An optimized optogenetic clustering tool for probing protein interaction and function. Nat Commun, 2014
  69. Gene Delivery and Analysis of Optogenetic Induction of Lytic Cell Death. Curr Protoc, 2024