acta2 (actin, alpha 2) directing expression to smooth muscle:
The sensor and effector cassettes are under control of the acta2 promoter, directing expression to smooth muscle including vessels. Using homologous recombination in BAC RP23-370F1, the initiation codon of acta2 was replaced with the expression cassette. For construction details, click here.
acta2- RCaMP1.07
acta2-RCaMP1.07 transgenic construct
acta2- CatCh-IRES-lacZ
acta2-CatCh-IRES-lacZ transgenic construct
acta2- Opto-α1AR-IRES-lacZ
acta2-opto-α1AR-IRES-lacZ transgenic construct
acta2- Opto-β2AR-IRES-lacZ
acta2- Opto-β2AR-IRES-lacZ transgenic construct