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Blue-light-activated ion channel polypeptides and uses thereof

US10392426B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignees

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US
The Governors of the University of Alberta · CA
President and Fellows of Harvard College · US

Inventors

Nathan Klapoetke · Cambridge, US
Edward S. Boyden · Sharon, US
Yongku Peter Cho · Storrs, US
Brian Yichiun Chow · Cambridge, US
Gane K.S. Wong · Edmonton, CA
Adam Cohen · Cambridge, US
Daniel Hochbaum · Cambridge, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 6, 2015
Grant date	Aug 27, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N2005/0663
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention, in some aspects relates to light-activated ion channel polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids and also relates in part to compositions comprising light-activated ion channel polypeptides and methods using light-activated ion channel polypeptides to alter cell activity and function.

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