Figure 2: The optical response characteristics of channelrhodopsin. (IMAGE)

Nagoya Institute of Technology

Figure 2: The optical response characteristics of channelrhodopsin.

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Axial algae channelrhodopsin (KnChR) (blue) responds to shorter wavelength light (blue light) than existing Chlamydomonas and Volvox channelrhodopsins (CrChR2 (green), VChR1 (orange)).

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Image courtesy: Hideki Kandori from Nagoya Institute of Technology

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