Two-photon imaging of Zn[superscript 2+] dynamics in mossy fiber boutons of adult hippocampal slices
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Khan, Mustafa; Goldsmith, Christian R.; Huang, Zhen; Georgiou, John; Luyben, Thomas T.; Roder, John C.; Lippard, Stephen J.; Okamoto, Kenichi; ... Show more Show less![Thumbnail](/bitstream/handle/1721.1/91965/Khan-2014-Two-photon%20imaging%20o.pdf.jpg?sequence=5&isAllowed=y)
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Mossy fiber termini in the hippocampus accumulate Zn[superscript 2+], which is released with glutamate from synaptic vesicles upon neural excitation. Understanding the spatiotemporal regulation of mobile Zn[superscript 2+] at the synaptic level is challenging owing to the difficulty of visualizing Zn[superscript 2+] at individual synapses. Here we describe the use of zinc-responsive fluorescent probes together with two-photon microscopy to image Zn[superscript 2+] dynamics mediated by NMDA receptor-dependent long-term potentiation induction at single mossy fiber termini of dentate gyrus neurons in adult mouse hippocampal slices. The membrane-impermeant fluorescent Zn[superscript 2+] probe, 6-CO2H-ZAP4, was loaded into presynaptic vesicles in hippocampal mossy fiber termini upon KCl-induced depolarization, which triggers subsequent endocytosis and vesicular restoration. Local tetanic stimulation decreased the Zn[superscript 2+] signal observed at individual presynaptic sites, indicating release of the Zn[superscript 2+] from vesicles in synaptic potentiation. This synapse-level two-photon Zn[superscript 2+] imaging method enables monitoring of presynaptic Zn[superscript 2+] dynamics for improving the understanding of physiological roles of mobile Zn[superscript 2+] in regular and aberrant neurologic function.
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2014-04Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemistry; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of PhysicsJournal
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Citation
Khan, M., C. R. Goldsmith, Z. Huang, J. Georgiou, T. T. Luyben, J. C. Roder, S. J. Lippard, and K. Okamoto. “Two-Photon Imaging of Zn2+ Dynamics in Mossy Fiber Boutons of Adult Hippocampal Slices.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111, no. 18 (April 22, 2014): 6786–6791.
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0027-8424
1091-6490