Diminishing neuronal acidification by channelrhodopsins with low proton conduction.
Rebecca Frank HaywardF Phil BrooksShang YangShiqiang GaoAdam E CohenPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)
Acidification is an undesirable artifact of optogenetic stimulation. Low proton-permeability opsins minimize this artifact while still allowing robust optogenetic control.