| Literature DB >> 20173751 |
Masanori Matsuzaki1, Graham C R Ellis-Davies2, Tatsuya Hayama1, Haruo Kasai1.
Abstract
We have synthesized a photosensitive (or caged) 4-carboxymethoxy-5,7-dinitroindolinyl (CDNI) derivative of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). Two-photon excitation of CDNI-GABA produced rapid activation of GABAergic currents in neurons in brain slices with an axial resolution of approximately 2 mum and enabled high-resolution functional mapping of GABA-A receptors. Two-photon uncaging of GABA, the main inhibitory neurotransmitter, should allow detailed studies of receptor function and synaptic integration with subcellular precision.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20173751 PMCID: PMC4104925 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.321
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Chem Biol ISSN: 1552-4450 Impact factor: 15.040