Table 2 The recent progress of rare-earth based materials-mediated optogenetics

From: Rare-earth based materials: an effective toolbox for brain imaging, therapy, monitoring and neuromodulation

Biological model

Opsins

Absorption wavelength (nm)

Mode

Rare-earth based materials

Year

Cell

C1V1; PsCHR

549; 390–475

Activation

NaYF4:Sc/Yb/Er; NaYF4:Sc/Yb/Tm@NaYF4

2015106

ChR2

470

Activation

NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+@NaYF4 poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffffold

2015107

ReaChR

470–630

Activation

IR-806-β-NaYF4:Yb3+/Er3+@β-NaYF4:Yb/ poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix

2016108

C. elegans

ChR2

475

Activation

NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+

2016109

Zebrafish

ChR2

480

Activation

NaYF4:Yb/Tm/Nd@NaYF4:Nd

2017110

Mice

ChR2; C1V1

470; 540

Activation

NaYF4:Yb/Tm@NaYF4/glass micro-optrode; NaYF4:Yb/Er@NaYF4/glass micro-optrode

2017111

eNpHR

550

Inhibition

NaYF4@NaYF4:Yb/Er@NaYF4/glass micro-optrode

2018112

C1V1; ACR1

500-550

Activation; Inhibition

green-emitting lanthanide micro-particles;

2019113

ChR2; Arch

475; 540

Activation; Inhibition

NaYF4:Yb/Tm@SiO2 UCNPs; NaYF4:Yb/Er@SiO2 UCNPs

2018103