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 …

Two-photon calcium imaging of neuronal activity

C Grienberger, A Giovannucci, W Zeiger… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
In vivo two-photon calcium imaging (2PCI) is a technique used for recording neuronal
activity in the intact brain. It is based on the principle that, when neurons fire action …

Improved green and red GRAB sensors for monitoring dopaminergic activity in vivo

Y Zhuo, B Luo, X Yi, H Dong, X Miao, J Wan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Dopamine (DA) plays multiple roles in a wide range of physiological and pathological
processes via a large network of dopaminergic projections. To dissect the spatiotemporal …

Next-generation GRAB sensors for monitoring dopaminergic activity in vivo

F Sun, J Zhou, B Dai, T Qian, J Zeng, X Li, Y Zhuo… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Dopamine (DA) plays a critical role in the brain, and the ability to directly measure
dopaminergic activity is essential for understanding its physiological functions. We therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Large-scale two-photon calcium imaging in freely moving mice

W Zong, HA Obenhaus, ER Skytøen, H Eneqvist… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
We developed a miniaturized two-photon microscope (MINI2P) for fast, high-resolution,
multiplane calcium imaging of over 1,000 neurons at a time in freely moving mice. With a …

A positively tuned voltage indicator for extended electrical recordings in the brain

SW Evans, DQ Shi, M Chavarha, MH Plitt, J Taxidis… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) enable optical recording of electrical signals
in the brain, providing subthreshold sensitivity and temporal resolution not possible with …

Building an allocentric travelling direction signal via vector computation

C Lyu, LF Abbott, G Maimon - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Many behavioural tasks require the manipulation of mathematical vectors, but, outside of
computational models,,,,,–, it is not known how brains perform vector operations. Here we …

High-performance calcium sensors for imaging activity in neuronal populations and microcompartments

H Dana, Y Sun, B Mohar, BK Hulse, AM Kerlin… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Calcium imaging with genetically encoded calcium indicators (GECIs) is routinely used to
measure neural activity in intact nervous systems. GECIs are frequently used in one of two …

Calcium transients on the ER surface trigger liquid-liquid phase separation of FIP200 to specify autophagosome initiation sites

Q Zheng, Y Chen, D Chen, H Zhao, Y Feng, Q Meng… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The mechanism that initiates autophagosome formation on the ER in multicellular organisms
is elusive. Here, we showed that autophagy stimuli trigger Ca 2+ transients on the outer …

Sustained deep-tissue voltage recording using a fast indicator evolved for two-photon microscopy

Z Liu, X Lu, V Villette, Y Gou, KL Colbert, S Lai, S Guan… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Genetically encoded voltage indicators are emerging tools for monitoring voltage dynamics
with cell-type specificity. However, current indicators enable a narrow range of applications …