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ArticleThe Biochemical journal2014

Red fluorescent genetically encoded Ca2+ indicators for use in mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum.

Jiahui Wu, David L Prole, Yi Shen, Zhihong Lin, Aswini Gnanasekaran, Yingjie Liu, Lidong Chen, Hang Zhou, S R Wayne Chen, Yuriy M Usachev and 2 more

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Article in The Biochemical journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 90 papers.

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90 citing papers in PubMed, 172 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jiahui Wu*Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2.
David L Prole†Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, U.K.
Yi Shen*Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2.
Zhihong Lin‡Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, U.S.A.
Aswini Gnanasekaran‡Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, U.S.A.
Yingjie Liu§Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N1.
Lidong Chen*Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2.
Hang Zhou*Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2.
S R Wayne Chen
Yuriy M Usachev‡Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, U.S.A.
Colin W Taylor†Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PD, U.K.
Robert E Campbell*Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2G2.
University of Alberta · CALibin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta · CAUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

Mitochondria fission and fusion (MFF)-dependent mechanisms in neuronal toxicityR01NS087068 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI USACHEV, YURIY M · 2014 to 2017
$1.3M
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council L0000075NINDS NIH HHS NS087068NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS087068Wellcome Trust 101844
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ca2+ is a key intermediary in a variety of signalling pathways and undergoes dynamic changes in its cytoplasmic concentration due to release from stores within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and influx from the extracellular environment. In addition to regulating cytoplasmic Ca2+ signals, these responses also affect the concentration of Ca2+ within the ER and mitochondria. Single fluorescent protein-based Ca2+ indicators, such as the GCaMP series based on GFP, are powerful tools for imaging changes in the concentration of Ca2+ associated with intracellular signalling pathways. Most GCaMP-type indicators have dissociation constants (Kd) for Ca2+ in the high nanomolar to low micromolar range and are therefore optimal for measuring cytoplasmic [Ca2+], but poorly suited for use in mitochondria and ER where [Ca2+] can reach concentrations of several hundred micromolar. We now report GCaMP-type low-affinity red fluorescent genetically encoded Ca2+ indicators for optical imaging (LAR-GECO), engineered to have Kd values of 24 μM (LAR-GECO1) and 12 μM (LAR-GECO1.2). We demonstrate that these indicators can be used to image mitochondrial and ER Ca2+ dynamics in several cell types. In addition, we perform two-colour imaging of intracellular Ca2+ dynamics in cells expressing both cytoplasmic GCaMP and ER-targeted LAR-GECO1. The development of these low-affinity intensiometric red fluorescent Ca2+ indicators enables monitoring of ER and mitochondrial Ca2+ in combination with GFP-based reporters.

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AnimalsCalciumCells, CulturedEndoplasmic ReticulumFluorescent DyesHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHumansLuminescent ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondriaProtein EngineeringProtein Structure, SecondaryRed Fluorescent ProteinCalciumFluorescent DyesLuminescent ProteinsRed Fluorescent Protein

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PMID25164254
PMCPMC4214425
OpenAlexW2012508686

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