More than double the fun with two-photon excitation microscopy

P Luu, SE Fraser, F Schneider - Communications biology, 2024 - nature.com
For generations researchers have been observing the dynamic processes of life through the
lens of a microscope. This has offered tremendous insights into biological phenomena that …

Nanotechnology and cancer bioelectricity: bridging the gap between biology and translational medicine

R Moreddu - Advanced Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bioelectricity is the electrical activity that occurs within living cells and tissues. This activity is
critical for regulating homeostatic cellular function and communication, and disruptions of …

Kirigami electronics for long-term electrophysiological recording of human neural organoids and assembloids

X Yang, C Forró, TL Li, Y Miura, TJ Zaluska… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Realizing the full potential of organoids and assembloids to model neural development and
disease will require improved methods for long-term, minimally invasive recording of …

Volumetric voltage imaging of neuronal populations in the mouse brain by confocal light-field microscopy

L Bai, L Cong, Z Shi, Y Zhao, Y Zhang, B Lu, J Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Voltage imaging measures neuronal activity directly and holds promise for understanding
information processing within individual neurons and across populations. However, imaging …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative imaging of genetically encoded fluorescence lifetime biosensors

CQ Vu, S Arai - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Genetically encoded fluorescence lifetime biosensors have emerged as powerful tools for
quantitative imaging, enabling precise measurement of cellular metabolites, molecular …

A fast and responsive voltage indicator with enhanced sensitivity for unitary synaptic events

YA Hao, S Lee, RH Roth, S Natale, L Gomez, J Taxidis… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
A remaining challenge for genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) is the reliable
detection of excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs). Here, we developed ASAP5 as a …

[HTML][HTML] Probing neuronal activity with genetically encoded calcium and voltage fluorescent indicators

M Sakamoto, T Yokoyama - Neuroscience Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Monitoring neural activity in individual neurons is crucial for understanding neural circuits
and brain functions. The emergence of optical imaging technologies has dramatically …

Electrical excitability of cancer cells—CELEX model updated

MBA Djamgoz - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2024 - Springer
The normal functioning of every cell in the body depends on its bioelectric properties and
many diseases are caused by genetic and/or epigenetic dysregulation of the underlying ion …

Scanless two-photon voltage imaging

RR Sims, I Bendifallah, C Grimm… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Two-photon voltage imaging has long been heralded as a transformative approach capable
of answering many long-standing questions in modern neuroscience. However, exploiting …

Plateau depolarizations in spontaneously active neurons detected by calcium or voltage imaging

KD Milicevic, VO Ivanova, DD Lovic, J Platisa… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In calcium imaging studies, Ca2+ transients are commonly interpreted as neuronal action
potentials (APs). However, our findings demonstrate that robust optical Ca2+ transients …