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ArticleCommunications biology2021

Targeted volumetric single-molecule localization microscopy of defined presynaptic structures in brain sections.

Martin Pauli, Mila M Paul, Sven Proppert, Achmed Mrestani, Marzieh Sharifi, Felix Repp, Lydia Kürzinger, Philip Kollmannsberger, Markus Sauer, Manfred Heckmann and 1 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Martin Pauli *Department for Neurophysiology, Institute for Physiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Mila M Paul *Department for Neurophysiology, Institute for Physiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8205-160X
Sven Proppert *Department for Neurophysiology, Institute for Physiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Achmed Mrestani *Department for Neurophysiology, Institute for Physiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3063-164X
Marzieh SharifiDepartment for Neurophysiology, Institute for Physiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Felix ReppDepartment for Neurophysiology, Institute for Physiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Lydia KürzingerDepartment for Neurophysiology, Institute for Physiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Philip KollmannsbergerCenter for Computational and Theoretical Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8049-6186
Markus SauerDepartment of Biotechnology and Biophysics, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. m.sauer@uni-wuerzburg.de.ORCID 0000-0002-1692-3219
Manfred HeckmannDepartment for Neurophysiology, Institute for Physiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. heckmann@uni-wuerzburg.de.
Anna-Leena SirénDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. Siren_A@ukw.de.ORCID 0000-0002-2217-0081
University of Würzburg · DEUniversitätsklinikum Würzburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Revealing the molecular organization of anatomically precisely defined brain regions is necessary for refined understanding of synaptic plasticity. Although three-dimensional (3D) single-molecule localization microscopy can provide the required resolution, imaging more than a few micrometers deep into tissue remains challenging. To quantify presynaptic active zones (AZ) of entire, large, conditional detonator hippocampal mossy fiber (MF) boutons with diameters as large as 10 µm, we developed a method for targeted volumetric direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (dSTORM). An optimized protocol for fast repeated axial scanning and efficient sequential labeling of the AZ scaffold Bassoon and membrane bound GFP with Alexa Fluor 647 enabled 3D-dSTORM imaging of 25 µm thick mouse brain sections and assignment of AZs to specific neuronal substructures. Quantitative data analysis revealed large differences in Bassoon cluster size and density for distinct hippocampal regions with largest clusters in MF boutons.

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AnimalsMaleMiceMossy Fibers, HippocampalNeuronal PlasticityPresynaptic TerminalsSingle Molecule Imaging

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PMID33767432
PMCPMC7994795
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