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Two-Photon Neuronal and Astrocytic Stimulation with Azobenzene-Based Photoswitches

Journal

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 136, Issue 24, Pages 8693-8701

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ja5026326

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Funding

  1. RecerCaixa foundation [2010ACUP00378]
  2. Marato de TV3 foundation [111531]
  3. Human Frontier Science Program [CDA022/2006]
  4. European Research Council [ERC-2007-StG-210355, ERC-2012-PoC-335011]
  5. European Commission [FP7-ICT-2009-270483]
  6. Catalan government [2009-SGR-277, 2012-FI_B 01122]
  7. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
  8. Spanish government [CTQ2008-06160, CTQ2012-30853, CTQ2010-15380]
  9. Spanish government (FPU) [AP2008-03313]
  10. NIDA [R21DA034195]
  11. NIHM [R01MH101218]
  12. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [HI 1728/1-1]
  13. U.S. Army Research Laboratory
  14. U.S. Army Research Office [W911NF-12-1-0594 (MURI)]
  15. ICREA Funding Source: Custom

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Synthetic photochromic compounds can be designed to control a variety of proteins and their biochemical functions in living cells, but the high spatiotemporal precision and tissue penetration of two-photon stimulation have never been investigated in these molecules. Here we demonstrate two-photon excitation of azobenzene-based protein switches and versatile strategies to enhance their photochemical responses. This enables new applications to control the activation of neurons and astrocytes with cellular and subcellular resolution.

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