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Weizmann Institute Optogeneticists Use Mosquito Rhodopsins to Boost Brain Research New versions of light-sensitive proteins could illuminate the dark corners of our brain’s communication pathways Weizmann Institute of Science Segment of a mouse brain. Red illuminated areas are communication pathways between neurons that express the mosquito-derived protein. In blue: cells’ nuclei Weizmann Institute of Science Illustration of the mosquito rhodopsin’s structure. Efficient and stable Previous Next Newswise — Can a protein found in a mosquito lead to a better understanding of the ...

Weizmann Institute of Science Can a protein found in a mosquito lead to a better understanding of the workings of our own brains? Prof. Ofer Yizhar and his team in the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Neurobiology Department took a light-sensitive protein derived from mosquitos and used it to devise an improved method for investigating the messages that are passed from neuron to neuron in the brains of mice. This method, reported today in Neuron, could potentially help scientists solve age-old cerebral mysteries that could pave the way for new and improved therapies to treat neurological and...

Can a protein found in a mosquito lead to a better understanding of the workings of our own brains? Prof. Ofer Yizhar and his team in the Weizmann Institute of Science’s Neurobiology Department took a light-sensitive protein derived from mosquitos and used it to devise an improved method for investigating the messages that are passed from neuron to neuron in the brains of mice. This method, reported today in Neuron, could potentially help scientists solve age-old cerebral mysteries that could pave the way for new and improved therapies to treat neurological and psychiatric conditions. Yizh...