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

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  • Andrii A. Kaberniuk

    (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

  • Mikhail Baloban

    (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

  • Mikhail V. Monakhov

    (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

  • Daria M. Shcherbakova

    (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

  • Vladislav V. Verkhusha

    (Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    University of Helsinki
    Sirius University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

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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  • Andrii A. Kaberniuk & Mikhail Baloban & Mikhail V. Monakhov & Daria M. Shcherbakova & Vladislav V. Verkhusha, 2021. "Single-component near-infrared optogenetic systems for gene transcription regulation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-24212-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24212-7
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    1. Stefanie S. M. Meier & Elina Multamäki & Américo T. Ranzani & Heikki Takala & Andreas Möglich, 2024. "Leveraging the histidine kinase-phosphatase duality to sculpt two-component signaling," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-14, December.

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