Probing intracellular potassium dynamics in neurons with the genetically encoded sensor lc-LysM GEPII 1.0 in vitro and in vivo

Autor: Bernhard Groschup, Gian Marco Calandra, Constanze Raitmayr, Joshua Shrouder, Gemma Llovera, Asal Ghaffari Zaki, Sandra Burgstaller, Helmut Bischof, Emrah Eroglu, Arthur Liesz, Roland Malli, Severin Filser, Nikolaus Plesnila
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62993-1
Popis: Abstract Neuronal activity is accompanied by a net outflow of potassium ions (K+) from the intra- to the extracellular space. While extracellular [K+] changes during neuronal activity are well characterized, intracellular dynamics have been less well investigated due to lack of respective probes. In the current study we characterized the FRET-based K+ biosensor lc-LysM GEPII 1.0 for its capacity to measure intracellular [K+] changes in primary cultured neurons and in mouse cortical neurons in vivo. We found that lc-LysM GEPII 1.0 can resolve neuronal [K+] decreases in vitro during seizure-like and intense optogenetically evoked activity. [K+] changes during single action potentials could not be recorded. We confirmed these findings in vivo by expressing lc-LysM GEPII 1.0 in mouse cortical neurons and performing 2-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging. We observed an increase in the fluorescence lifetime of lc-LysM GEPII 1.0 during periinfarct depolarizations, which indicates a decrease in intracellular neuronal [K+]. Our findings suggest that lc-LysM GEPII 1.0 can be used to measure large changes in [K+] in neurons in vitro and in vivo but requires optimization to resolve smaller changes as observed during single action potentials.
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