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Nature Communications 2024
Kalium Channelrhodopsins (KCR)
Comparative evaluation of light-gated potassium-conducting channelrhodopsins as neuronal inhibitors in Drosophila, C. elegans, and zebrafish. KCR1-ET matches ACR1 potency while avoiding the depolarising artefact that chloride conductance produces in high-chloride cells β including axons.
β Nature Communications
bioRxiv 2026
LSSmScarlet3 for Two-Photon Imaging
A long-Stokes-shift mScarlet variant that can be co-imaged with GCaMP using a single 920-nm laser in Drosophila. Simplifies two-photon setups by eliminating the need for a second excitation wavelength when using a red structural marker alongside a green calcium indicator.
β bioRxiv