New Neuroscience Tool: The iGluSnFR3 Glutamate Sensor
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...CAG-FLEX: CAG promoter, FLEXed for expression in Cre-expressing cells
hSynap: Human Synapsin-1 promoter...hSynap-FLEX: Synapsin-1 promoter, FLEXed for expression in Cre-expressing cells.
hSynap-FLP: Synapsin-1 promoter...they created three affinity variants – A184S (increased affinity for glutamate), S72A (decreased affinity...as:
iGluSnFR3 v82: increased affinity and slower kinetics
iGluSnFR3 v857: decreased affinity and faster... forms of neuronal signaling and regulation.
To create iGluSnFR, the Looger lab wedged GFP between two...to glutamate, conformational changes lead to an increase in fluorescence intensity from the inserted GFP...iGluSnFR, the Looger lab swapped eGFP for sfGFP to create SF-iGluSnFR. This improved variant has higher expression...