Pushing the frontiers: tools for monitoring neurotransmitters and neuromodulators

Z Wu, D Lin, Y Li - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2022 - nature.com
Neurotransmitters and neuromodulators have a wide range of key roles throughout the
nervous system. However, their dynamics in both health and disease have been challenging …

Fluorescent proteins and genetically encoded biosensors

M Wang, Y Da, Y Tian - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The genetically encoded fluorescent sensors convert chemical and physical signals into
light. They are powerful tools for the visualisation of physiological processes in living cells …

A tissue-like neurotransmitter sensor for the brain and gut

J Li, Y Liu, L Yuan, B Zhang, ES Bishop, K Wang… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Neurotransmitters play essential roles in regulating neural circuit dynamics both in the
central nervous system as well as at the peripheral, including the gastrointestinal tract …

Ultrafast neuronal imaging of dopamine dynamics with designed genetically encoded sensors

T Patriarchi, JR Cho, K Merten, MW Howe, A Marley… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Neuromodulators, such as dopamine, norepinephrine, or serotonin, exert
powerful control over neural circuit dynamics that give rise to diverse neural function and …

Structure-and mechanism-guided design of single fluorescent protein-based biosensors

Y Nasu, Y Shen, L Kramer, RE Campbell - Nature chemical biology, 2021 - nature.com
Intensiometric genetically encoded biosensors, based on allosteric modulation of the
fluorescence of a single fluorescent protein, are powerful tools for enabling imaging of …

A gut-brain neural circuit for nutrient sensory transduction

MM Kaelberer, KL Buchanan, ME Klein, BB Barth… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION In 1853, Sydney Whiting wrote in his classic Memoirs of a Stomach,“… and
between myself and that individual Mr. Brain, there was established a double set of electrical …

A genetically encoded fluorescent sensor enables rapid and specific detection of dopamine in flies, fish, and mice

F Sun, J Zeng, M Jing, J Zhou, J Feng, SF Owen, Y Luo… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Dopamine (DA) is a central monoamine neurotransmitter involved in many physiological
and pathological processes. A longstanding yet largely unmet goal is to measure DA …

Glutamatergic signaling in the central nervous system: ionotropic and metabotropic receptors in concert

A Reiner, J Levitz - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Glutamate serves as both the mammalian brain's primary excitatory neurotransmitter and as
a key neuromodulator to control synapse and circuit function over a wide range of spatial …

A genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for rapid and specific in vivo detection of norepinephrine

J Feng, C Zhang, JE Lischinsky, M Jing, J Zhou… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Norepinephrine (NE) is a key biogenic monoamine neurotransmitter involved in a wide
range of physiological processes. However, its precise dynamics and regulation remain …

An expanded palette of dopamine sensors for multiplex imaging in vivo

T Patriarchi, A Mohebi, J Sun, A Marley, R Liang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Genetically encoded dopamine sensors based on green fluorescent protein (GFP) enable
high-resolution imaging of dopamine dynamics in behaving animals. However, these GFP …