期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS
卷 214, 期 1, 页码 113-117出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2013.01.017
关键词
Optogenetics; Light stimulation; Patch-clamp; In vivo; Optopatcher
资金
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [SFB 889, TP C3]
- ERA-Net Neuron
- Israel Science Foundation [1160/11, 1565/10, 1351/12]
- Israeli Center of Research Excellence (I-CORE) in Cognition (I-CORE Program) [51/11]
Optogenetics has rapidly become a standard method in neuroscience research. Although significant progress has been made in the development of molecular tools, refined techniques for combined light delivery and recording in vivo are still lacking. For example, simultaneous intracellular recording and light stimulation have only been possible by using two separate positioning systems. To overcome this limitation, we have developed a glass pipette holder which contains an additional port for the insertion of an optical fiber into the pipette. This device, which we called optopatcher allows whole cell patch-clamp recording simultaneously with direct projection of light from the recording pipette. The holder spares the use of an additional manipulator and, importantly, enables accurate, stable and reproducible illumination. In addition, replacement of standard pipettes is done as easily as with the available commercial holders. Here we used the optopatcher in vivo to record the membrane potential of neurons from different cortical layers in the motor cortex of transgenic mice expressing channelrhodopsin-2 under the Thy1 promoter. We demonstrate the utility of the optopatcher by recording LFP and intracellular responses to light stimulation. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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