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132nd Hakubi Seminar
Manipulation of gene expression of cells by LIGHT
- Speaker：Itaru Imayoshi(The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research)
- Date：4th July 2017 (Tuesday), 16:30-
- Venue：The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research (Research Administration Building 1F)
- Presentation Language：English(This seminar is open for students and researchers at Kyoto Univ.)
Summary
Recently, many biological processes can be regulated by LIGHT. The most famous example is optogenetics technology. When photo-activatable ion channels or transporters are expressed in neurons and these cells are illuminated, neuronal activity can be artificially regulated by changing light illumination patterns. We have developed novel opto-genetic technologies for regulating gene expression of cells with LIGHT. In this Hakubi seminar, I would like to introduce the advantages of optical manipulation of gene expressions, and the application to biology researches, such as neural development and neuroscience.
