Advanced near‐infrared light for monitoring and modulating the spatiotemporal dynamics of cell functions in living systems

G Chen, Y Cao, Y Tang, X Yang, Y Liu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐based technique, including optical imaging and photoregulation, has become one of
the most important tools for both fundamental research and clinical practice, such as cell …

Genetic voltage indicators

Y Bando, C Grimm, VH Cornejo, R Yuste - BMC biology, 2019 - Springer
As a “holy grail” of neuroscience, optical imaging of membrane potential could enable high
resolution measurements of spiking and synaptic activity in neuronal populations. This has …

Next-generation genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors illuminate cell signaling and metabolism

MS Frei, S Mehta, J Zhang - Annual Review of Biophysics, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors have revolutionized the study of cell signaling
and metabolism, as they allow for live-cell measurements with high spatiotemporal …

Electrophysiology, unplugged: imaging membrane potential with fluorescent indicators

P Liu, EW Miller - Accounts of chemical research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Membrane potential is a fundamental biophysical property maintained by every
cell on earth. In specialized cells like neurons, rapid changes in membrane potential drive …

A far-red hybrid voltage indicator enabled by bioorthogonal engineering of rhodopsin on live neurons

S Liu, C Lin, Y Xu, H Luo, L Peng, X Zeng, H Zheng… - Nature Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Membrane potential is a key aspect of cellular signalling and is dynamically regulated by an
array of ion-selective pumps and channels. Fluorescent voltage indicators enable non …

Rhodopsins: an excitingly versatile protein species for research, development and creative engineering

WJ de Grip, S Ganapathy - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The first member and eponym of the rhodopsin family was identified in the 1930s as the
visual pigment of the rod photoreceptor cell in the animal retina. It was found to be a …

Spying on neuronal membrane potential with genetically targetable voltage indicators

V Grenier, BR Daws, P Liu… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Methods for optical measurement of voltage dynamics in living cells are attractive because
they provide spatial resolution surpassing traditional electrode-based measurements and …

Covalently tethered rhodamine voltage reporters for high speed functional imaging in brain tissue

PE Deal, P Liu, SH Al-Abdullatif, VR Muller… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Voltage-sensitive fluorophores enable the direct visualization of membrane potential
changes in living systems. To pair the speed and sensitivity of chemically synthesized …

A Bioorthogonal Click Chemistry Toolbox for Targeted Synthesis of Branched and Well‐Defined Protein–Protein Conjugates

M Baalmann, L Neises, S Bitsch… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bioorthogonal chemistry holds great potential to generate difficult‐to‐access protein–protein
conjugate architectures. Current applications are hampered by challenging protein …

Bright and sensitive red voltage indicators for imaging action potentials in brain slices and pancreatic islets

Y Han, J Yang, Y Li, Y Chen, H Ren, R Ding… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) allow the direct visualization of cellular
membrane potential at the millisecond time scale. Among these, red-emitting GEVIs have …