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Kento Takano

Kobe University

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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A bistable UV-sensitive opsin from a reef building coral showing a switchable and tunable regulation of Gs-signaling by different wavelengths of light

Yusuke Sakai, Akinari Sakayori, Tomoki Kawaguchi, Kento Takano, 圭之岩下, Keita Sato, Keiichi Kojima, Hideyo Ohuchi, Hisao Tsukamoto

The paper characterizes and engineers a bistable cnidopsin from a coral that can switch between states using different light wavelengths, showing potential as an optogenetic tool for regulating Gs-signaling.

Biochemistry · Oct 7, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry