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
2007
In Vivo Simultaneous Tracing and Ca2+ Imaging of Local Neuronal Circuits
Nagayama S, Zeng S, Xiong W, Fletcher ML, Masurkar AV, Davis DJ, Pieribone VA, Chen WR. In Vivo Simultaneous Tracing and Ca2+ Imaging of Local Neuronal Circuits. Neuron 2007, 53: 789-803. PMID: 17359915, PMCID: PMC1892750, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal neuronal circuitsNeuronal circuitsAxon boutonsPostsynaptic dendritesDifferent glomeruliDendritic spinesNeuronal circuitryPresynaptic boutonsPurkinje cellsSuch activity patternsEnsemble activityLocal electroporationSpecific connectivityBoutonsSimultaneous tracingParallel fibersNeuronsImagingVivoActivity patternsPopulation levelLarge populationGlomeruliBrainSpine
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
2004
The role of actin in the regulation of dendritic spine morphology and bidirectional synaptic plasticity
Chen Y, Bourne J, Pieribone VA, Fitzsimonds RM. The role of actin in the regulation of dendritic spine morphology and bidirectional synaptic plasticity. Neuroreport 2004, 15: 829-832. PMID: 15073524, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200404090-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCytochalasin DDendritesElectric StimulationExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsHippocampusIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMicroscopy, ElectronNeuronal PlasticityNeuronsNucleic Acid Synthesis InhibitorsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynapsesThiazolesThiazolidinesConceptsExcitatory synaptic transmissionDendritic spine morphologySynaptic transmissionSpine morphologyRat hippocampal slicesHigh-frequency stimulationLong-term depressionBidirectional synaptic plasticityHippocampal slicesIrreversible depressionExcitatory synapsesDendritic spinesMammalian CNSSynaptic efficacySynaptic plasticityDepressionSpineCNSPotentiationSynapses
1995
Distinct pools of synaptic vesicles in neurotransmitter release
Pieribone V, Shupliakov O, Brodin L, Hilfiker-Rothenfluh S, Czernik A, Greengard P. Distinct pools of synaptic vesicles in neurotransmitter release. Nature 1995, 375: 493-497. PMID: 7777058, DOI: 10.1038/375493a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurotransmitter releaseCellular secretory systemSynaptic vesiclesLow-frequency stimulationSynaptic release sitesRelease of neurotransmittersHigh-frequency burstsNeuron-specific proteinSynapsin antibodiesPool of vesiclesDistal poolNerve terminalsMarked depressionVesicular releasePresynaptic membraneSynapsinHigh rateClusters of vesiclesApparent effectReleaseSecretory systemSuch protein familiesNeurotransmittersRelease sites
1994
The reticulospinal glutamate synapse in lamprey: plasticity and presynaptic variability
Brodin L, Shupliakov O, Pieribone VA, Hellgren J, Hill RH. The reticulospinal glutamate synapse in lamprey: plasticity and presynaptic variability. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1994, 72: 592-604. PMID: 7983521, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1994.72.2.592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsReticulospinal axonsAction potentialsPulse stimulationSynaptic areaBody stimulationElectrotonic componentUse-dependent modulationAxonal action potentialsSecond action potentialDifferent postsynaptic cellsGiant reticulospinal axonsNet facilitationSpinal neuronsPostsynaptic potentialsEPSP componentsGlutamatergic synapsesPresynaptic elementsSynaptic responsesPresynaptic axonsTransmitter releaseGlutamate synapsePostsynaptic cellDegree of facilitationDirect stimulationA functional role for nitric oxide in locus coeruleus: immunohistochemical and electrophysiological studies
Xu Z, Pieribone V, Zhang X, Grillner S, Hökfelt T. A functional role for nitric oxide in locus coeruleus: immunohistochemical and electrophysiological studies. Experimental Brain Research 1994, 98: 75-83. PMID: 7516892, DOI: 10.1007/bf00229111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dioneAmino Acid OxidoreductasesAnimalsArginineElectric StimulationElectrophysiologyEvoked PotentialsHemoglobinsImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesLocus CoeruleusMaleMicroscopy, ElectronNG-Nitroarginine Methyl EsterNitric OxideNitric Oxide SynthaseOmega-N-MethylarginineQuinoxalinesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySynapsesSynaptic TransmissionTyrosine 3-MonooxygenaseConceptsNeuronal nitric oxideExcitatory postsynaptic potentialsLocus coeruleusNitric oxideFocal electrical stimulationNitric oxide synthaseArginine methyl esterNeuronal cell bodiesRat locus coeruleusNOS inhibitor nitroLC neuronsNG-monomethylLike immunoreactivityNOS inhibitorPostsynaptic potentialsBath applicationOxide synthaseIntracellular recordingsSynaptic transmissionBrain slicesImmunohistochemical analysisElectrophysiological studiesElectrical stimulationAxonal processesCell bodies
1986
The Brain Nucleus Locus Coeruleus: Restricted Afferent Control of a Broad Efferent Network
Aston-Jones G, Ennis M, Pieribone V, Nickell W, Shipley M. The Brain Nucleus Locus Coeruleus: Restricted Afferent Control of a Broad Efferent Network. Science 1986, 234: 734-737. PMID: 3775363, DOI: 10.1126/science.3775363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocus coeruleusWheat germ agglutinin conjugated horseradish peroxidaseParaventricular hypothalamic nucleusNucleus locus coeruleusConjugated horseradish peroxidaseMinor afferentsAfferent neuronsRetrograde labelingHypothalamic nucleiIntermediate grayElectrophysiologic experimentsFocal injectionsPrepositus hypoglossiRostral medullaDorsal capAfferent controlBrain nucleiCoeruleusEfferent networkBrain regionsAnatomic organizationAbsence of inputParagigantocellularisAfferentsHypoglossi