light-controlled optogenetic CD3ζ clustering tool
Multi-Component SwitchThe light-controlled optogenetic CD3ζ clustering tool is a multi-component optogenetic system engineered to induce spatial clustering of CD3ζ chains with light. In the cited 2020 study, light-driven CD3ζ clustering was sufficient to initiate proximal T cell receptor signaling, including CD3ζ phosphorylation and recruitment of the tandem SH2 domain of Zap70 to plasma membrane clusters.