Genetically encoded fluorescent sensors for imaging neuronal dynamics in vivo

J Day‐Cooney, R Dalangin, H Zhong… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The brain relies on many forms of dynamic activities in individual neurons, from synaptic
transmission to electrical activity and intracellular signaling events. Monitoring these …

[HTML][HTML] Functional imaging-guided cell selection for evolving genetically encoded fluorescent indicators

C Lin, L Liu, P Zou - Cell reports methods, 2023 - cell.com
Genetically encoded fluorescent indicators are powerful tools for tracking cellular dynamic
processes. Engineering these indicators requires balancing screening dimensions with …

Spectrally tunable Forster resonance energy transfer-based biosensors using organic dye grafting

MD Vecchia, A Conte-Daban, B Cappe… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biosensors based on Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) have revolutionized
cellular biology by allowing the direct measurement of biochemical processes in situ. Many …

[HTML][HTML] A modular chemigenetic calcium indicator enables in vivo functional imaging with near-infrared light

H Farrants, Y Shuai, WC Lemon, CM Hernandez… - BioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genetically encoded fluorescent calcium indicators have revolutionized neuroscience and
other biological fields by allowing cellular-resolution recording of physiology during …

Near-infrared imaging in fission yeast using a genetically encoded phycocyanobilin biosynthesis system

K Sakai, Y Kondo, H Fujioka, M Kamiya… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Near-infrared fluorescent protein (iRFP) is a bright and stable fluorescent protein with near-
infrared excitation and emission maxima. Unlike the other conventional fluorescent proteins …

[HTML][HTML] Near-infrared and far-red genetically encoded indicators of neuronal activity

DM Shcherbakova - Journal of neuroscience methods, 2021 - Elsevier
Genetically encoded fluorescent indicators of neuronal activity are ultimately developed to
dissect functions of neuronal ensembles during behavior in living animals. Recent …

Temporally multiplexed imaging of dynamic signaling networks in living cells

Y Qian, OT Celiker, Z Wang, B Guner-Ataman… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Molecular signals interact in networks to mediate biological processes. To analyze these
networks, it would be useful to image many signals at once, in the same living cell, using …

[HTML][HTML] CaBLAM! A high-contrast bioluminescent Ca2+ indicator derived from an engineered Oplophorus gracilirostris luciferase

GG Lambert, EL Crespo, J Murphy, D Boassa, S Luong… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ca 2+ plays many critical roles in cell physiology and biochemistry, leading researchers to
develop a number of fluorescent small molecule dyes and genetically encodable probes that …

Engineering photosensory modules of non-opsin-based optogenetic actuators

X Lu, Y Shen, RE Campbell - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Optogenetic (photo-responsive) actuators engineered from photoreceptors are widely used
in various applications to study cell biology and tissue physiology. In the toolkit of …

A flexible and versatile system for multi-color fiber photometry and optogenetic manipulation

A Formozov, A Dieter, JS Wiegert - Cell Reports Methods, 2023 - cell.com
Here, we present simultaneous fiber photometry recordings and optogenetic stimulation
based on a multimode fused fiber coupler for both light delivery and collection without the …