Single-component near-infrared optogenetic systems for gene transcription regulation

Near-infrared (NIR) optogenetic systems for transcription regulation are in high demand because NIR light exhibits low phototoxicity, low scattering, and allows combining with probes of visible range. However, available NIR optogenetic systems consist of several protein components of large size and multidomain structure. Here, we engineer single-component NIR systems consisting of evolved photosensory core module of Idiomarina sp. bacterial phytochrome, named iLight, which are smaller and packable in adeno-associated virus. We characterize iLight in vitro and in gene transcription repression in bacterial and gene transcription activation in mammalian cells. Bacterial iLight system shows 115-fold repression of protein production. Comparing to multi-component NIR systems, mammalian iLight system exhibits higher activation of 65-fold in cells and faster 6-fold activation in deep tissues of mice. Neurons transduced with viral-encoded iLight system exhibit 50-fold induction of fluorescent reporter. NIR light-induced neuronal expression of green-light-activatable CheRiff channelrhodopsin causes 20-fold increase of photocurrent and demonstrates efficient spectral multiplexing.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 12(2021), 1 vom: 23. Juni, Seite 3859

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kaberniuk, Andrii A [VerfasserIn]
Baloban, Mikhail [VerfasserIn]
Monakhov, Mikhail V [VerfasserIn]
Shcherbakova, Daria M [VerfasserIn]
Verkhusha, Vladislav V [VerfasserIn]

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Bacterial Proteins
Journal Article
Luminescent Proteins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 19.07.2021

Date Revised 19.07.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-021-24212-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32710144X