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ReviewMolecular psychiatry2021

Genetically encoded sensors enable micro- and nano-scopic decoding of transmission in healthy and diseased brains.

Li Lin, Smriti Gupta, W Sharon Zheng, Ke Si, J Julius Zhu

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Review in Molecular psychiatry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Genetically encoded sensors illuminateIBRO neuroscience reports · 2025
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  15. The Property-Based Practical Applications and Solutions of Genetically Encoded Acetylcholine and Monoamine Sensors.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Li LinDepartment of Neurosurgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325035, China. linliwz@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3355-6139
Smriti GuptaDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3680-6976
W Sharon ZhengDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.
Ke SiCollege of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
J Julius ZhuDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-983X

Funding

Genetically-encoded ACh sensorsR01NS104670 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI ZHU, J. JULIUS · 2018 to 2022
$2.2M
Calcium channel and glutamate receptor signaling at synapsesR01NS091452 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI ZHU, J. JULIUS · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
Synaptic Depression: Focus on Cdk5 SignalingR01NS092548 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA · PI ZHU, J. JULIUS · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS091452NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS092548NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS104670
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural communication orchestrates a variety of behaviors, yet despite impressive effort, delineating transmission properties of neuromodulatory communication remains a daunting task due to limitations of available monitoring tools. Recently developed genetically encoded neurotransmitter sensors, when combined with superresolution and deconvolution microscopic techniques, enable the first micro- and nano-scopic visualization of neuromodulatory transmission. Here we introduce this image analysis method by presenting its biophysical foundation, practical solutions, biological validation, and broad applicability. The presentation illustrates how the method resolves fundamental synaptic properties of neuromodulatory transmission, and the new data unveil unexpected fine control and precision of rodent and human neuromodulation. The findings raise the prospect of rapid advances in the understanding of neuromodulatory transmission essential for resolving the physiology or pathogenesis of various behaviors and diseases.

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BrainNeurotransmitter AgentsNeurotransmitter Agents

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PMID33277628
PMCPMC7850973

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