PhAST is a technology for establishing de novo or modulating synaptic transmission in a light-dependent manner in C. elegans. By combining a calcium-dependent luciferase on pre-synapses with channelrhodopsin on post-synapses, light serves as a synthetic neurotransmitter.
- Montserrat Porta-de-la-Riva
- Adriana Carolina Gonzalez
- Michael Krieg
