light-inducible oligomerization of Eps15
Engineering MethodLight-inducible oligomerization of Eps15 is an optogenetic engineering method used to tune Eps15 initiator-protein assembly strength in real time during endocytosis. In mammalian Eps15 knockout cells, low light produced liquid-like Eps15 assemblies that restored normal endocytic rates, whereas higher light produced solid-like assemblies that stalled vesicle budding.