AAV with CMV promoter driven C1V1(E162T)-TS-TdTomato
This AAV expresses C1V1(E162T)-TS-TdTomato driven by an ubiquitous CMV promoter.
This roughly 0.6 Kb promoter is the commonly used human cytomegalovirus (CMV) immediate-early promoter/enhancer (CMV/IE).
C1V1 is a chimeric channelrhodopsin made to boost membrane expression higher than VChR1 but with a different light spectrum. It is composed of ChR1 and VChR1 fragments, and implements fast, potent optical excitation at red-shifted wavelengths. C1V1(E162T) mutant has an off-kinetic is half of C1V1.
The trafficking signal (KSRITSEGEYIPLDQIDINV) is also from the inward rectifier potassium channel Kir2.1; it serves to dramatically reduce intracellular accumulation and improve membrane targeting, leading to a profound increase of photocurrents. This is the basis for many third-generation optogenetics tools.
Ready-to-use AAV expressing C1V1(E162T)-TS-TdTomato driven by an ubiquitous CMV promoter. Available in AAV1, AAV2, AAV5, AAV6, AAV8, AAV9, AAV-DJ and other serotypes.