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O-GlcNAc modification of radial glial vimentin filaments in the developing chick brain O-GlcNAc对发育中的鸡脑径向胶质蛋白丝的修饰

Brain cell biology Pub Date : 2008-12-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11068-008-9036-5

A. Farach, D. Galileo

引用次数: 23

Brain cell biology Pub Date : 2008-12-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11068-009-9042-2

George J Augustine

引用次数: 0

Increased expression of β-catenin in brain microvessels of a segmentally trisomic (Ts65Dn) mouse model of Down syndrome 部分三体(Ts65Dn)唐氏综合征小鼠脑微血管中β-连环蛋白的表达增加

Brain cell biology Pub Date : 2008-12-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11068-008-9038-3

A. Vorbrodt, Shuyun Li, W. Brown, N. Ramakrishna

引用次数: 11

Differences in c-jun and nNOS expression levels in motoneurons following different kinds of axonal injury in adult rats. 成年大鼠不同类型轴突损伤后运动神经元c-jun和nNOS表达水平的差异

Brain cell biology Pub Date : 2008-12-01 Epub Date: 2009-02-24 DOI: 10.1007/s11068-009-9040-4

Li-Hua Zhou, Shu Han, Yuan-Yun Xie, Lin-Lin Wang, Zhi-Bin Yao

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引用次数: 29

Imaging activity of neuronal populations with new long-wavelength voltage-sensitive dyes. 新型长波长电压敏感染料对神经元群成像活性的影响。

Brain cell biology Pub Date : 2008-12-01 Epub Date: 2009-02-14 DOI: 10.1007/s11068-009-9039-x

Michelle Z L Kee, Joseph P Wuskell, Leslie M Loew, George J Augustine, Yuko Sekino

引用次数: 23

Direct interaction of SNARE complex binding protein synaphin/complexin with calcium sensor synaptotagmin 1 SNARE复合物结合蛋白synaphin/complexin与钙传感器synaptotagin 1的直接相互作用

Brain cell biology Pub Date : 2008-12-01 DOI: 10.1007/s11068-008-9032-9

H. Tokumaru, C. Shimizu-Okabe, T. Abe

引用次数: 25

Development of microscopic systems for high-speed dual-excitation ratiometric Ca2+ imaging. 高速双激发比例Ca2+成像显微系统的发展。

Brain cell biology Pub Date : 2008-08-01 Epub Date: 2008-10-22 DOI: 10.1007/s11068-008-9033-8

Takashi Fukano, Satoshi Shimozono, Atsushi Miyawaki

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引用次数: 10

Improved expression of halorhodopsin for light-induced silencing of neuronal activity. 改善光视紫红质在光诱导神经元活动沉默中的表达。

Brain cell biology Pub Date : 2008-08-01 Epub Date: 2008-10-17 DOI: 10.1007/s11068-008-9034-7

Shengli Zhao, Catarina Cunha, Feng Zhang, Qun Liu, Bernd Gloss, Karl Deisseroth, George J Augustine, Guoping Feng

{"title":"Improved expression of halorhodopsin for light-induced silencing of neuronal activity.","authors":"Shengli Zhao, Catarina Cunha, Feng Zhang, Qun Liu, Bernd Gloss, Karl Deisseroth, George J Augustine, Guoping Feng","doi":"10.1007/s11068-008-9034-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s11068-008-9034-7","url":null,"abstract":"The ability to control and manipulate neuronal activity within an intact mammalian brain is of key importance for mapping functional connectivity and for dissecting the neural circuitry underlying behaviors. We have previously generated transgenic mice that express channelrhodopsin-2 for light-induced activation of neurons and mapping of neural circuits. Here we describe transgenic mice that express halorhodopsin (NpHR), a light-driven chloride pump that can be used to silence neuronal activity via light. Using the Thy-1 promoter to target NpHR expression to neurons, we found that neurons in these mice expressed high levels of NpHR-YFP and that illumination of cortical pyramidal neurons expressing NpHR-YFP led to rapid, reversible photoinhibition of action potential firing in these cells. However, NpHR-YFP expression led to the formation of numerous intracellular blebs, which may disrupt neuronal function. Labeling of various subcellular markers indicated that the blebs arise from retention of NpHR-YFP in the endoplasmic reticulum. By improving the signal peptide sequence and adding an ER export signal to NpHR-YFP, we eliminated the formation of blebs and dramatically increased the membrane expression of NpHR-YFP. Thus, the improved version of NpHR should serve as an excellent tool for neuronal silencing in vitro and in vivo.","PeriodicalId":72445,"journal":{"name":"Brain cell biology","volume":" ","pages":"141-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s11068-008-9034-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27801344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 199

FRET imaging and in silico simulation: analysis of the signaling network of nerve growth factor-induced neuritogenesis. FRET成像和计算机模拟:神经生长因子诱导神经新生的信号网络分析。

Brain cell biology Pub Date : 2008-08-01 Epub Date: 2008-07-25 DOI: 10.1007/s11068-008-9028-5

Takeshi Nakamura, Kazuhiro Aoki, Michiyuki Matsuda

引用次数: 9

Genetically encoded fluorescent sensors of membrane potential. 基因编码的膜电位荧光传感器。

Brain cell biology Pub Date : 2008-08-01 Epub Date: 2008-08-05 DOI: 10.1007/s11068-008-9026-7

B J Baker, H Mutoh, D Dimitrov, W Akemann, A Perron, Y Iwamoto, L Jin, L B Cohen, E Y Isacoff, V A Pieribone, T Hughes, T Knöpfel

引用次数: 0