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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2021

A dark quencher genetically encodable voltage indicator (dqGEVI) exhibits high fidelity and speed.

Therese C Alich, Milan Pabst, Leonie Pothmann, Bálint Szalontai, Guido C Faas, Istvan Mody

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Therese C AlichNeuronal Networks in Health and Disease Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn Medical Center, 53127 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5251-8627
Milan PabstNeuronal Networks in Health and Disease Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn Medical Center, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Leonie PothmannNeuronal Networks in Health and Disease Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn Medical Center, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Bálint SzalontaiNeuronal Networks in Health and Disease Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn Medical Center, 53127 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6421-2553
Guido C FaasDepartment of Neurology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.ORCID 0000-0002-1339-7698
Istvan ModyNeuronal Networks in Health and Disease Laboratory, Institute of Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Life and Brain Center, University of Bonn Medical Center, 53127 Bonn, Germany; mody@ucla.edu.
University of Bonn · DEUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Voltage sensing with genetically expressed optical probes is highly desirable for large-scale recordings of neuronal activity and detection of localized voltage signals in single neurons. Most genetically encodable voltage indicators (GEVI) have drawbacks including slow response, low fluorescence, or excessive bleaching. Here we present a dark quencher GEVI approach (dqGEVI) using a Förster resonance energy transfer pair between a fluorophore glycosylphosphatidylinositol-enhanced green fluorescent protein (GPI-eGFP) on the outer surface of the neuronal membrane and an azo-benzene dye quencher (D3) that rapidly moves in the membrane driven by voltage. In contrast to previous probes, the sensor has a single photon bleaching time constant of ∼40 min, has a high temporal resolution and fidelity for detecting action potential firing at 100 Hz, resolves membrane de- and hyperpolarizations of a few millivolts, and has negligible effects on passive membrane properties or synaptic events. The dqGEVI approach should be a valuable tool for optical recordings of subcellular or population membrane potential changes in nerve cells.

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Action PotentialsAnimalsFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferFluorescent DyesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansMembrane PotentialsMemoryNeuronsenhanced green fluorescent proteinFluorescent DyesGreen Fluorescent Proteinscultured neuronsfluorescent membrane potential measurementgenetically encoded voltage indicatorGEVI

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PMID33531364
PMCPMC8017929
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