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Monitoring calcium levels with genetically encoded indicators

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Griesbeck,  O.
Research Group: Cellular Dynamics / Griesbeck, MPI of Neurobiology, Max Planck Society;

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Garaschuk, O., & Griesbeck, O. (2009). Monitoring calcium levels with genetically encoded indicators. In A. Verkhratsky, & O. Petersen (Eds.), Calcium Measurement Methods (pp. 101-107). New York, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London: Humana Press, Springer.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0012-201D-B
Abstract
Calcium indicators are widely used to monitor activity in living neuronal tissue because of the tight
relation between action potential firing and increases in the intracellular calcium concentration. Here,
we describe the use of genetically encoded calcium indicators (GECIs) of the latest generation for
monitoring calcium levels in the mammalian brain. We discuss how to choose the sensor for a given
experiment, how to introduce the sensor into the cells of interest and how to estimate the sensitivity of
the sensor in situ and in vivo. Finally, we illustrate the application of these sensors for high resolution
in vivo imaging of sensory-driven neuronal activity.