Demonstration of the photo-controllability of the bistable opsin OPN5 using upconversion nanoparticles with multiple emission peaks upon near-infrared photoexcitation

Nanoscale Advances 2026 Open access

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Authors: Fukue Kotegawa, Mari I. Takahashi, Koichi Higashimine, Yuichi HIRATSUKA, Kazuaki Matsumura, Daisuke Kojima, Shinya Maenosono
DOI: 10.1039/d5na01109d
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Abstract

core-shell UCNPs onto the cells. It was then demonstrated that light emitted from UCNPs upon NIR irradiation can control OPN5 even when the wavelengths that activate and deactivate OPN5 are simultaneously emitted.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Publication details

Journal / source
Nanoscale Advances
Volume
8
Issue
4
Pages
1322–1330
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN