Membrane Targeted Azobenzene Drives Optical Modulation of Bacterial Membrane Potential
T. C. de Souza-Guerreiro, G. Bondelli, I. Grobas, S. Donini, V. Sesti, C. Bertarelli, G. Lanzani, M. Asally, G. M. Paterno
This paper demonstrates that membrane-targeted azobenzene (Ziapin2) can optically modulate bacterial membrane potential in Bacillus subtilis, inducing hyperpolarization through ion channel activation.
bioRxiv · Sep 5, 2022Biophysics