MerMAIDs: a family of metagenomically discovered marine anion-conducting and intensely desensitizing channelrhodopsins
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MerMAIDs: a family of metagenomically discovered marine anion-conducting and intensely desensitizing channelrhodopsins. / Oppermann, Johannes; Fischer, Paul; Silapetere, Arita; Liepe, Bernhard; Rodriguez-Rozada, Silvia; Flores-Uribe, José; Peter, Enrico; Keidel, Anke; Vierock, Johannes; Kaufmann, Joel; Broser, Matthias; Luck, Meike; Bartl, Franz; Hildebrandt, Peter; Wiegert, J Simon; Béjà, Oded; Hegemann, Peter; Wietek, Jonas.
in: NAT COMMUN, Jahrgang 10, Nr. 1, 25.07.2019, S. 3315.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - MerMAIDs: a family of metagenomically discovered marine anion-conducting and intensely desensitizing channelrhodopsins
AU - Oppermann, Johannes
AU - Fischer, Paul
AU - Silapetere, Arita
AU - Liepe, Bernhard
AU - Rodriguez-Rozada, Silvia
AU - Flores-Uribe, José
AU - Peter, Enrico
AU - Keidel, Anke
AU - Vierock, Johannes
AU - Kaufmann, Joel
AU - Broser, Matthias
AU - Luck, Meike
AU - Bartl, Franz
AU - Hildebrandt, Peter
AU - Wiegert, J Simon
AU - Béjà, Oded
AU - Hegemann, Peter
AU - Wietek, Jonas
PY - 2019/7/25
Y1 - 2019/7/25
N2 - Channelrhodopsins (ChRs) are algal light-gated ion channels widely used as optogenetic tools for manipulating neuronal activity. ChRs desensitize under continuous bright-light illumination, resulting in a significant decline of photocurrents. Here we describe a metagenomically identified family of phylogenetically distinct anion-conducting ChRs (designated MerMAIDs). MerMAIDs almost completely desensitize during continuous illumination due to accumulation of a late non-conducting photointermediate that disrupts the ion permeation pathway. MerMAID desensitization can be fully explained by a single photocycle in which a long-lived desensitized state follows the short-lived conducting state. A conserved cysteine is the critical factor in desensitization, as its mutation results in recovery of large stationary photocurrents. The rapid desensitization of MerMAIDs enables their use as optogenetic silencers for transient suppression of individual action potentials without affecting subsequent spiking during continuous illumination. Our results could facilitate the development of optogenetic tools from metagenomic databases and enhance general understanding of ChR function.
AB - Channelrhodopsins (ChRs) are algal light-gated ion channels widely used as optogenetic tools for manipulating neuronal activity. ChRs desensitize under continuous bright-light illumination, resulting in a significant decline of photocurrents. Here we describe a metagenomically identified family of phylogenetically distinct anion-conducting ChRs (designated MerMAIDs). MerMAIDs almost completely desensitize during continuous illumination due to accumulation of a late non-conducting photointermediate that disrupts the ion permeation pathway. MerMAID desensitization can be fully explained by a single photocycle in which a long-lived desensitized state follows the short-lived conducting state. A conserved cysteine is the critical factor in desensitization, as its mutation results in recovery of large stationary photocurrents. The rapid desensitization of MerMAIDs enables their use as optogenetic silencers for transient suppression of individual action potentials without affecting subsequent spiking during continuous illumination. Our results could facilitate the development of optogenetic tools from metagenomic databases and enhance general understanding of ChR function.
U2 - 10.1038/s41467-019-11322-6
DO - 10.1038/s41467-019-11322-6
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 31346176
VL - 10
SP - 3315
JO - NAT COMMUN
JF - NAT COMMUN
SN - 2041-1723
IS - 1
ER -