Toolkit/Neorhodopsin

Neorhodopsin

Also known as: NeoR

Taxonomy: Mechanism Branch / Architecture. Workflows sit above the mechanism and technique branches rather than replacing them.

Summary

Among them is the bimodal photoswitchable Neorhodopsin (NeoR), which exhibits a near-infrared absorbing, highly fluorescent state.

Usefulness & Problems

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Mechanism Branch

Architecture: A composed arrangement of multiple parts that instantiates one or more mechanisms.

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Validation

Cell-freeBacteriaMammalianMouseHumanTherapeuticIndep. Replication

Supporting Sources

Ranked Claims

Claim 1field impact summarysupports2022Source 1needs review

NIR-sensitive retinal chromophores expand the known spectral range of natural retinal photoreceptors and provide a novel perspective for optogenetic tool development.

Claim 2functional property summarysupports2022Source 1needs review

Neorhodopsin is a bimodal photoswitchable rhodopsin that exhibits a near-infrared absorbing, highly fluorescent state.

Claim 3novelty summarysupports2022Source 1needs review

The near-infrared absorbing and highly fluorescent properties described for NeoR had not previously been described for any retinal photoreceptor according to the review abstract.

Approval Evidence

1 source3 linked approval claimsfirst-pass slug neorhodopsin
Among them is the bimodal photoswitchable Neorhodopsin (NeoR), which exhibits a near-infrared absorbing, highly fluorescent state.

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field impact summarysupports

NIR-sensitive retinal chromophores expand the known spectral range of natural retinal photoreceptors and provide a novel perspective for optogenetic tool development.

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functional property summarysupports

Neorhodopsin is a bimodal photoswitchable rhodopsin that exhibits a near-infrared absorbing, highly fluorescent state.

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novelty summarysupports

The near-infrared absorbing and highly fluorescent properties described for NeoR had not previously been described for any retinal photoreceptor according to the review abstract.

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Comparisons

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Ranked Citations

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    StructuralSource 1Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences2022Claim 1Claim 2Claim 3

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