Precise optical control of gene expression in C. elegans using genetic code expansion and Cre recombinase
Lloyd Davis, Inja Radman, Angeliki Goutou, Ailish C. Tynan, Kieran Baxter, Zhiyan Xi, Jack M. O’Shea, Jason W. Chin, Sebastian Greiss
This study uses genetic code expansion and optical targeting in C. elegans to selectively activate gene expression in specific neurons and analyze their role in behavior.
eLife · Aug 5, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience