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ArticleNature methods2020

An optimized acetylcholine sensor for monitoring in vivo cholinergic activity.

Miao Jing, Yuexuan Li, Jianzhi Zeng, Pengcheng Huang, Miguel Skirzewski, Ornela Kljakic, Wanling Peng, Tongrui Qian, Ke Tan, Jing Zou and 14 more

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Article in Nature methods, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 249 papers.

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249citing papers in PubMed
18.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

249 citing papers in PubMed, 433 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors at 8 institutions in 3 countries.

Miao JingChinese Institute for Brain Research, Beijing, China. jingmiao@cibr.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7782-5065
Yuexuan LiState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6099-8288
Jianzhi ZengState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5380-6281
Pengcheng HuangBritton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Miguel SkirzewskiBrainsCAN Rodent Cognition Core, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Ornela KljakicRobarts Research Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medecine and Dentistry, Brain and Mind Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Wanling PengInstitute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Tongrui QianState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing, China.
Ke TanState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jing ZouDepartment of Biological Sciences, Section of Neurobiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Simon TrinhDepartment of Biological Sciences, Section of Neurobiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0125-5016
Runlong WuInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Shichen ZhangState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing, China.
Sunlei PanState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing, China.
Samuel A HiresDepartment of Biological Sciences, Section of Neurobiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Min XuInstitute of Neuroscience, State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6936-7543
Haohong LiBritton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics; MoE Key Laboratory for Biomedical Photonics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Lisa M SaksidaRobarts Research Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medecine and Dentistry, Brain and Mind Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Vania F PradoRobarts Research Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medecine and Dentistry, Brain and Mind Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4994-6393
Timothy J BusseyRobarts Research Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medecine and Dentistry, Brain and Mind Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3180-3709
Marco A M PradoRobarts Research Institute, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medecine and Dentistry, Brain and Mind Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Liangyi ChenState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1270-7321
Heping ChengState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9604-6702
Yulong LiState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Peking University School of Life Sciences, Beijing, China. yulongli@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9166-9919
Peking University · CNWestern University · CAUniversity of Southern California · USChinese Academy of Sciences · CNMcGovern Institute for Brain Research · USWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNChinese Institute for Brain Research · CN

Funding

Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related ResearchR01MH101377 · NIMH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Dayu Lin · 2013 to 2026
$8.6M
Novel fluorescent sensors for imaging neuromodulationU01NS113358 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI DAN, YANG, LI, YULONG · 2019 to 2022
$4.3M
Novel fluorescent sensors based on GPCRs for imaging neuromodulationU01NS103558 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI HIRES, SAMUEL ANDREW, LI, YULONG · 2017 to 2019
$2.2M
CIHR PJT 159781NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH101377NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS103558NINDS NIH HHS U01 NS113358
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to directly measure acetylcholine (ACh) release is an essential step toward understanding its physiological function. Here we optimized the GRAB

Indexed as

AcetylcholineAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedBehavior, AnimalBiosensing TechniquesBrainCholinergic AgentsDrosophilaGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMushroom BodiesNeuronsOlfactory CortexReceptor, Muscarinic M3AcetylcholineCholinergic AgentsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsReceptor, Muscarinic M3

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PMID32989318
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