2022
Dual-polarity voltage imaging of the concurrent dynamics of multiple neuron types
Kannan M, Vasan G, Haziza S, Huang C, Chrapkiewicz R, Luo J, Cardin J, Schnitzer M, Pieribone V. Dual-polarity voltage imaging of the concurrent dynamics of multiple neuron types. Science 2022, 378: eabm8797. PMID: 36378956, PMCID: PMC9703638, DOI: 10.1126/science.abm8797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVoltage imaging in the olfactory bulb using transgenic mouse lines expressing the genetically encoded voltage indicator ArcLight
Platisa J, Zeng H, Madisen L, Cohen LB, Pieribone VA, Storace DA. Voltage imaging in the olfactory bulb using transgenic mouse lines expressing the genetically encoded voltage indicator ArcLight. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 1875. PMID: 35115567, PMCID: PMC8813909, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04482-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransgenic mouse lineMouse linesOlfactory bulbSubpopulation of interneuronsVivo mammalian brainTransgenic reporter animalsTransgenic reporter miceOlfactory receptor neuronsNeuronal electrical activityVoltage indicator ArcLightGlomerular layerReporter miceMammalian brainReceptor neuronsReporter animalsHigh expression levelsElectrical activityMembrane potential changesOdorant responsesNeural activityCell populationsSingle trialExpression levelsVivo experimentsDifferent cell types
2018
Fast, in vivo voltage imaging using a red fluorescent indicator
Kannan M, Vasan G, Huang C, Haziza S, Li JZ, Inan H, Schnitzer MJ, Pieribone VA. Fast, in vivo voltage imaging using a red fluorescent indicator. Nature Methods 2018, 15: 1108-1116. PMID: 30420685, PMCID: PMC6516062, DOI: 10.1038/s41592-018-0188-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptical toolsOptical toolboxUnparalleled temporal resolutionRed fluorescent indicatorVoltage imagingOptical electrophysiologyModest illumination intensitiesHigh-throughput strategyVoltage indicatorsIllumination intensityNew hueAcute brain slicesMultispectral imagingGreen probesSubthreshold voltageTemporal resolutionEnhanced sensitivityPostsynaptic potentialsMRuby3Brain slicesHippocampal rhythmsActivity monitorFunctional imagingImagingGEVIsGenetically encoded fluorescent voltage indicators: are we there yet?
Platisa J, Pieribone VA. Genetically encoded fluorescent voltage indicators: are we there yet? Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2018, 50: 146-153. PMID: 29501950, PMCID: PMC5984684, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2018.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferHumansLuminescent ProteinsVoltage-Sensitive Dye ImagingConceptsNeuronal activity
2017
Directed Evolution of Key Residues in Fluorescent Protein Inverses the Polarity of Voltage Sensitivity in the Genetically Encoded Indicator ArcLight
Platisa J, Vasan G, Yang A, Pieribone VA. Directed Evolution of Key Residues in Fluorescent Protein Inverses the Polarity of Voltage Sensitivity in the Genetically Encoded Indicator ArcLight. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2017, 8: 513-523. PMID: 28045247, PMCID: PMC5355904, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00234.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCerebral CortexElectric StimulationEmbryo, MammalianGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansLuminescent ProteinsMiceModels, MolecularMolecular BiologyMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMutationNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTransfectionVoltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging
2016
A Bright and Fast Red Fluorescent Protein Voltage Indicator That Reports Neuronal Activity in Organotypic Brain Slices
Abdelfattah AS, Farhi SL, Zhao Y, Brinks D, Zou P, Ruangkittisakul A, Platisa J, Pieribone VA, Ballanyi K, Cohen AE, Campbell RE. A Bright and Fast Red Fluorescent Protein Voltage Indicator That Reports Neuronal Activity in Organotypic Brain Slices. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 2458-2472. PMID: 26911693, PMCID: PMC4764664, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3484-15.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoltage indicatorsBlue-shifted channelrhodopsinRed-shifted fluorescent proteinsFluorescent voltage indicatorsWide-field fluorescence microscopyBlue excitationOptical imagingOptical electrophysiologyLow phototoxicityAutofluorescent backgroundLight photoactivationSingle-trial recordingsTemporal resolutionChannelrhodopsinIntrinsic advantagesExcitationVoltage oscillationsFluorescence microscopyOscillationsGreen indicatorsChromophoreMicroscopyResolution
2015
Adaptive Evolution of Eel Fluorescent Proteins from Fatty Acid Binding Proteins Produces Bright Fluorescence in the Marine Environment
Gruber DF, Gaffney JP, Mehr S, DeSalle R, Sparks JS, Platisa J, Pieribone VA. Adaptive Evolution of Eel Fluorescent Proteins from Fatty Acid Binding Proteins Produces Bright Fluorescence in the Marine Environment. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0140972. PMID: 26561348, PMCID: PMC4641735, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-binding proteinFluorescent proteinFatty acid-binding proteinDuplication eventsGene duplication eventsStrong positive selectionNew fluorescent proteinsMarine environmentAdaptive evolutionEvolutionary switchCryptic genusVertebrate ordersVertebrate taxaPhylogenetic reconstructionProtein familyPhylogenetic analysisSequence motifsSister groupEvolutionary adaptationTranscriptomic analysisPositive selectionFatty acid binding proteinAcid binding proteinBinding proteinBright green fluorescence
2014
Mechanistic Studies of the Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Protein Voltage Probe ArcLight
Han Z, Jin L, Chen F, Loturco JJ, Cohen LB, Bondar A, Lazar J, Pieribone VA. Mechanistic Studies of the Genetically Encoded Fluorescent Protein Voltage Probe ArcLight. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e113873. PMID: 25419571, PMCID: PMC4242678, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAmino AcidsAnimalsCells, CulturedFluorescenceFluorescent DyesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsLuminescent ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMicroscopy, ConfocalMutation, MissenseNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPrenylationRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpectrometry, Fluorescence
2013
Fluorescent Protein Voltage Probes Derived from ArcLight that Respond to Membrane Voltage Changes with Fast Kinetics
Han Z, Jin L, Platisa J, Cohen LB, Baker BJ, Pieribone VA. Fluorescent Protein Voltage Probes Derived from ArcLight that Respond to Membrane Voltage Changes with Fast Kinetics. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e81295. PMID: 24312287, PMCID: PMC3842285, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081295.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Single Action Potentials and Subthreshold Electrical Events Imaged in Neurons with a Fluorescent Protein Voltage Probe
Jin L, Han Z, Platisa J, Wooltorton JR, Cohen LB, Pieribone VA. Single Action Potentials and Subthreshold Electrical Events Imaged in Neurons with a Fluorescent Protein Voltage Probe. Neuron 2012, 75: 779-785. PMID: 22958819, PMCID: PMC3439164, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.06.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetically encoded fluorescent voltage sensors using the voltage-sensing domain of Nematostella and Danio phosphatases exhibit fast kinetics
Baker BJ, Jin L, Han Z, Cohen LB, Popovic M, Platisa J, Pieribone V. Genetically encoded fluorescent voltage sensors using the voltage-sensing domain of Nematostella and Danio phosphatases exhibit fast kinetics. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2012, 208: 190-196. PMID: 22634212, PMCID: PMC3398169, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Random insertion of split-cans of the fluorescent protein venus into Shaker channels yields voltage sensitive probes with improved membrane localization in mammalian cells
Jin L, Baker B, Mealer R, Cohen L, Pieribone V, Pralle A, Hughes T. Random insertion of split-cans of the fluorescent protein venus into Shaker channels yields voltage sensitive probes with improved membrane localization in mammalian cells. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2011, 199: 1-9. PMID: 21497167, PMCID: PMC3281265, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.03.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacterial ProteinsCell LineCell Line, TumorCell MembraneCytosolDNA Transposable ElementsFluorescent DyesHumansKidneyLuminescent ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMembrane ProteinsMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, MolecularMutation, MissenseNeuroblastomaPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide FragmentsProtein FoldingProtein MultimerizationProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsShaker Superfamily of Potassium ChannelsTransfectionConceptsShaker subunitsYellow fluorescent proteinEndoplasmic reticulumMammalian cellsNon-fluorescent halvesMisfolded monomersPlasma membrane expressionFluorescent protein VenusShaker potassium channelFluorescent protein (FP) voltage sensorsMembrane localizationPlasma membraneFluorescent proteinRandom insertionMembrane expressionSubunitsMembrane potentialIntracellular fluorescencePotassium channelsCellsFluorescent probeΔF/FVoltage sensorTetramerizationProtein
2010
A new bright green‐emitting fluorescent protein – engineered monomeric and dimeric forms
Ilagan RP, Rhoades E, Gruber DF, Kao H, Pieribone VA, Regan L. A new bright green‐emitting fluorescent protein – engineered monomeric and dimeric forms. The FEBS Journal 2010, 277: 1967-1978. PMID: 20345907, PMCID: PMC2855763, DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07618.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Novel Internal Regions of Fluorescent Proteins Undergo Divergent Evolutionary Patterns
Gruber DF, DeSalle R, Lienau EK, Tchernov D, Pieribone VA, Kao HT. Novel Internal Regions of Fluorescent Proteins Undergo Divergent Evolutionary Patterns. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2009, 26: 2841-2848. PMID: 19770223, PMCID: PMC2775108, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msp194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescent proteinStrong positive selection pressureDivergent evolutionary pressuresDivergent evolutionary patternsMolecular phylogenetic analysisSuperfamily of proteinsPositive selection pressureCyan fluorescent proteinGreen fluorescent proteinRed fluorescent proteinNatural functionMolecular evolutionPhylogenetic analysisEvolutionary patternsEvolutionary pressureSelection pressureProtein sequencesMarine organismsCompact proteinGeographic originNovel regionBiological researchProteinOrganismsInternal region
2008
Patterns of fluorescent protein expression in Scleractinian corals.
Gruber DF, Kao HT, Janoschka S, Tsai J, Pieribone VA. Patterns of fluorescent protein expression in Scleractinian corals. Biological Bulletin 2008, 215: 143-54. PMID: 18840775, DOI: 10.2307/25470695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescent proteinGreat Barrier ReefDistribution of zooxanthellaeFluorescent protein distributionMajority of speciesAustralia's Great Barrier ReefClasses of organismsGreen fluorescent proteinFluorescent protein expressionCoral speciesScleractinian coralsMost speciesProtein distributionBarrier ReefCoralsTargeted expressionProteinSpeciesVariety of familiesProtein expressionBiofluorescenceOrganismsStudy sitesSignificant overlapDistinct patterns
2007
Dynamic Regulation of Fluorescent Proteins from a Single Species of Coral
Kao HT, Sturgis S, DeSalle R, Tsai J, Davis D, Gruber DF, Pieribone VA. Dynamic Regulation of Fluorescent Proteins from a Single Species of Coral. Marine Biotechnology 2007, 9: 733-746. PMID: 17955294, DOI: 10.1007/s10126-007-9025-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnthozoaBase SequenceDNA PrimersEnvironmentGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationLuminescent ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataPhylogenyPigmentationReproducibility of ResultsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Ribosomal, 18SSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics as TopicTubulinConceptsFluorescent proteinMontastraea cavernosaSingle speciesBelizean Barrier ReefGroup of proteinsFluorescent protein familyNatural functionProtein familyDynamic regulationBarrier ReefProteinSpeciesOverall expressionCoralsPhysiological conditionsCurrent hypothesesExpressionNatural colorationReefsDistinct spectral classesColorationBetter understandingRegulationTurneffeFamily
2006
Three fluorescent protein voltage sensors exhibit low plasma membrane expression in mammalian cells
Baker BJ, Lee H, Pieribone VA, Cohen LB, Isacoff EY, Knopfel T, Kosmidis EK. Three fluorescent protein voltage sensors exhibit low plasma membrane expression in mammalian cells. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2006, 161: 32-38. PMID: 17126911, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
A Genetically Targetable Fluorescent Probe of Channel Gating with Rapid Kinetics
Ataka K, Pieribone VA. A Genetically Targetable Fluorescent Probe of Channel Gating with Rapid Kinetics. Biophysical Journal 2002, 82: 509-516. PMID: 11751337, PMCID: PMC1302490, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(02)75415-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreen fluorescent proteinFluorescent proteinSkeletal muscle voltage-gated sodium channelVoltage-gated sodium channelsActivity reporterIntracellular loopChannel gatingTargetable fluorescent probeExcitable cellsFluorescent activity reportersMembrane potential changesExtended depolarizationSkeletal muscleReporterProteinSodium channelsChannel movementFluorescence signalRapid kineticsFluorescent probeCharge movementFluorescence