Regehr Lab Approaches

	a	VIRAL EXPRESSION OF PROTEINS	a

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		A fluorescence image of a cerebeller slice from a of a virally-infected mouse. Two weeks earlier, adeno-associated virus was introduced into the cerebellum by a single microinjection. The virus encodes yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) coupled to the light-activated ion channel channelrhodopsin-2, allowing visual identification of neurons whose activity may be controlled with light.

WADE REGEHR DEPARTMENT OF NEUROBIOLOGY HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL