Deep-tissue high-sensitivity multimodal imaging and optogenetic manipulation enabled by biliverdin reductase knockout

Abstract Performance of near-infrared probes and optogenetic tools derived from bacterial phytochromes is limited by availability of their biliverdin chromophore. To address this, we use a biliverdin reductase-A knock-out mouse model (Blvra−/−), which elevates endogenous biliverdin levels. We show t...

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Main Authors: Ludmila A. Kasatkina, Chenshuo Ma, Huaxin Sheng, Matthew Lowerison, Luca Menozzi, Mikhail Baloban, Yuqi Tang, Yirui Xu, Lucas Humayun, Tri Vu, Pengfei Song, Junjie Yao, Vladislav V. Verkhusha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61532-4
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