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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
Current methods to examine and regulate the functional integration and plasticity of human ESC (hESC)-derived neurons are cumbersome and technically challenging. Here, we engineered hESCs and their derivatives to express the light-gated channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) protein to overcome these deficiencies. Optogenetic targeting of hESC-derived neurons with ChR2 linked to the mCherry fluorophore allowed reliable cell tracking as well as light-induced spiking at physiological frequencies. Optically induced excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic currents could be elicited in either ChR2(+) or ChR2(-) neurons in vitro and in acute brain slices taken from transplanted severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice. Furthermore, we created a clonal hESC line that expresses ChR2-mCherry under the control of the synapsin-1 promoter. On neuronal differentiation, ChR2-mCherry expression was restricted to neurons and was stably expressed for at least 6 months, providing more predictable light-induced currents than transient infections. This pluripotent cell line will allow both in vitro and in vivo analysis of functional development as well as the integration capacity of neuronal populations for cell-replacement strategies.
pubmed:grant
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/NS045926, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/NS057778, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/P01 NS057778-020003, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/P01 NS057778-03, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/P01 NS057778-030003, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/P01 NS057778-04, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/P01 NS057778-040003, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/P30 HD003352-40, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/P30 HD003352-42, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/P30 HD003352-43, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/P30 HD003352-44, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/P30 HD03352, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 NS045926-04, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 NS045926-05, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 NS045926-06A2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 NS045926-07, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 NS045926-07S1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 NS045926-07S2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R01 NS045926-08, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R21 NS061243-01, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/grant/R21 NS061243-02
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1549-4918
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2010 AlphaMed Press.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2008-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional control of transplantable human ESC-derived neurons via optogenetic targeting.
pubmed:affiliation
Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural