RADICAL: a rationally designed ion channel activated by ligand for chemogenetics

Heng Zhang; Zhiwei Zheng; Xiaoying Chen; Lizhen Xu; Chen Guo; Jiawei Wang; Yihui Cui; Fan Yang

doi:10.1093/procel/pwae048

Protein Cell ›› 2025, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (2) : 136 -142. DOI: 10.1093/procel/pwae048

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RADICAL: a rationally designed ion channel activated by ligand for chemogenetics

Heng Zhang ¹^,²
, Zhiwei Zheng ³^,⁴
, Xiaoying Chen ¹^,²
, Lizhen Xu ¹^,²
, Chen Guo ³^,⁴
, Jiawei Wang ¹^,²
, Yihui Cui ³^,⁴^,^†
, Fan Yang ¹^,²^,^†

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Heng Zhang, Zhiwei Zheng, Xiaoying Chen, Lizhen Xu, Chen Guo, Jiawei Wang, Yihui Cui, Fan Yang. RADICAL: a rationally designed ion channel activated by ligand for chemogenetics. Protein Cell, 2025, 16(2): 136-142 DOI:10.1093/procel/pwae048

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