optogenetic-mediated acute inhibition of myosin
Engineering MethodOptogenetic-mediated acute inhibition of myosin is a light-controlled perturbation method used during Drosophila mesoderm invagination to acutely inhibit myosin-dependent contractility. In the cited 2021 gastrulation study, it was applied to test how myosin activity contributes to mesoderm invagination and epithelial buckling.