Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Light-sensitive ion-passing molecules
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Application No.: US13623612Application Date: 2012-09-20
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Publication No.: US09359449B2Publication Date: 2016-06-07
- Inventor: Karl Deisseroth , Feng Zhang , Viviana Gradinaru
- Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Applicant Address: US CA Stanford
- Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Current Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Stanford
- Agency: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP
- Agent Paula A. Borden
- Main IPC: A61K48/00
- IPC: A61K48/00 ; C12N15/62 ; C12N15/63 ; C12N15/864 ; C12N15/869 ; A61N5/06 ; C07K19/00 ; A01K67/027 ; C07K14/00
Abstract:
The invention provides polynucleotides and methods for expressing light-activated proteins in animal cells and altering an action potential of the cells by optical stimulation. The invention also provides animal cells and non-human animals comprising cells expressing the light-activated proteins.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130089503A1 Light-Sensitive Ion-Passing Molecules Public/Granted day:2013-04-11
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