| Chapter title |
Performing Chromophore-Assisted Laser Inactivation in Drosophila Embryos Using GFP.
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 8 |
| Book title |
Drosophila
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| Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-6371-3_8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-6369-0, 978-1-4939-6371-3
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| Authors |
Anne Pélissier-Monier, Bénédicte Sanson, Bruno Monier, Pélissier-Monier, Anne, Sanson, Bénédicte, Monier, Bruno |
| Editors |
Christian Dahmann |
| Abstract |
Chromophore-assisted laser inactivation (CALI) is an optogenetic technique in which light-induced release of reactive oxygen species triggers acute inactivation of a protein of interest, with high spatial and temporal resolution. At its simplest, selective protein inactivation can be achieved via the genetic fusion of the protein to a photosensitizer such as EGFP, and using standard optical setups such as laser scanning confocal microscopes. Although use of CALI in Drosophila is relatively recent, this technique can be a powerful complement to developmental genetics, especially in vivo as it allows visualization of the immediate consequences of local protein inactivation when coupled to time-lapse microscopy analysis. In addition to providing examples of protocols, this chapter is intended as a conceptual framework to support the rational design of CALI experiments. |
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