Line name: Xla.Tg(tubb2b:ChIEF,Rno.elas:GFP)NXR
Synonyms: ChIEF
EXRC line: #119
Non-standard MTA required: No
Transgene description: Xenopus neural (NBT/tubb2b) promoter drives expression of a blue light–activated channelrhodopsin, ChIEF. ChIEF is a chimeric channel rhodopsin combining elements of Channelrhodopsin-1 and -2, with a Ile170→Val point mutation
Phenotype: The rat (Rno) elastase (elas) promoter drives GFP expression in pancreas as an integration marker.
Source lab: NXR
Publication: Lin et al., 2009, Doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.11.034
Species: X. laevis
Line information can also be found in Xenbase.
