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Hijacking of internal calcium dynamics by intracellularly residing rhodopsins
A.-S. Eria-Oliveira, M. Folacci, A. A. Chassot…·M. Vivaudou
The paper shows that viral channelrhodopsins (VCR1s) induce intracellular calcium release upon illumination, enabling light-controlled muscle contraction in tadpoles, suggesting a new optogenetic tool.