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ArticleScience advances2025

iGlucoSnFR2: A genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for measuring intracellular or extracellular glucose in vivo in mouse brain.

Jonathan S Marvin, Philipp Mächler, Chengbo Meng, Tayfun Ates, Ronak H Patel, Raghabendra Adhikari, Monika A Makurath, Zaneta Ku, Daniel Feliciano, Deniz Atasoy and 3 more

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Jonathan S MarvinHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2294-4515
Philipp MächlerDepartment of Physics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7996-7684
Chengbo MengIn Vivo Neurobiology Group, Neurobiology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-9518-1890
Tayfun AtesDepartment of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Ronak H PatelHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6945-6466
Raghabendra AdhikariHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA, USA.
Monika A MakurathHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA, USA.
Zaneta KuDepartment of Neurobiology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Daniel FelicianoHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA, USA.
Deniz AtasoyDepartment of Neuroscience and Pharmacology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3325-8820
Guohong CuiIn Vivo Neurobiology Group, Neurobiology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4555-028X
David KleinfeldDepartment of Physics, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9797-4722
Timothy A BrownHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8941-7678

Funding

Basal Ganglia in Health and DiseaseZIAES103310 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI CUI, GUOHONG · 2016 to 2025
$23.6M
Project 4U19NS123717 · NINDS · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS) · PI LINNINGER, ANDREAS A · 2021 to 2025
$13.4M
Targeting Ascending Catecholamine Pathways to Prevent HypoglycemiaR01DK126740 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI ATASOY, DENIZ · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES103310NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK126740NINDS NIH HHS U19 NS123717
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Continuous glucose monitors have proven invaluable for monitoring blood glucose levels for diabetics, but they are of limited use for observing glucose dynamics at the cellular (or subcellular) level. We have developed a second generation, genetically encoded intensity-based glucose sensing fluorescent reporter (iGlucoSnFR2). We show that when it is targeted to the cytosol, it reports intracellular glucose consumption and gluconeogenesis in cell culture, along with efflux from the endoplasmic reticulum. It outperforms the original iGlucoSnFR in vivo when observed by fiber photometry in mouse brain and reports transient increase in glucose concentration when stimulated by noradrenaline or electrical stimulation. Last, we demonstrate that membrane localized iGlucoSnFR2 can be calibrated in vivo to indicate absolute changes in extracellular glucose concentration in awake mice. We anticipate iGlucoSnFR2 facilitating previously unobservable measurements of glucose dynamics with high spatial and temporal resolution in living mammals and other experimental organisms.

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Biosensing TechniquesBrainGlucoseAnimalsEndoplasmic ReticulumGenes, ReporterHumansMiceGlucose

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PMCPMC12609159

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