Use of Optogenetic Amyloid-β to Monitor Protein Aggregation in Drosophila melanogaster, Danio rerio and Caenorhabditis elegans
Prameet Kaur, Caroline Kibat, Emelyne Teo, Jan Gruber, Ajay S. Mathuru, Nicholas Tolwinski
Abstract
that cannot be achieved by any other method at present.
Topics & Concepts
OptogeneticsDrosophila melanogasterCaenorhabditis elegansDanioModel organismBiologyIn vivoAmyloid (mycology)Cell biologyExtracellularZebrafishProtein aggregationAmyloid precursor proteinNeuroscienceAlzheimer's diseaseBiochemistryPathologyDiseaseMedicineGeneticsBotanyGeneGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchAlzheimer's disease research and treatments