PhysiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewed
Hijacking of internal calcium dynamics by intracellularly residing rhodopsins
Àna-Sofia Eria-Oliveira, Mathilde Folacci, Anne‐Amandine Chassot…·Michel 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.