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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Rigorous investigation of synaptic transmission requires analysis of unitary
synaptic events by simultaneous recording from presynaptic terminals and postsynaptic
target neurons. However, this has been achieved at only a limited number of model
synapses, including the squid giant synapse and the mammalian calyx of Held. Cortical
presynaptic terminals have been largely inaccessible to direct presynaptic recording,
due to their small size. Here, we describe a protocol for improved subcellular
patch-clamp recording in rat and mouse brain slices, with the synapse in a largely
intact environment. Slice preparation takes ~2 h, recording ~3 h and post hoc
morphological analysis 2 d. Single presynaptic hippocampal mossy fiber terminals
are stimulated minimally invasively in the bouton-attached configuration, in which
the cytoplasmic content remains unperturbed, or in the whole-bouton configuration,
in which the cytoplasmic composition can be precisely controlled. Paired pre–postsynaptic
recordings can be integrated with biocytin labeling and morphological analysis,
allowing correlative investigation of synapse structure and function. Paired recordings
can be obtained from mossy fiber terminals in slices from both rats and mice,
implying applicability to genetically modified synapses. Paired recordings can
also be performed together with axon tract stimulation or optogenetic activation,
allowing comparison of unitary and compound synaptic events in the same target
cell. Finally, paired recordings can be combined with spontaneous event analysis,
permitting collection of miniature events generated at a single identified synapse.
In conclusion, the subcellular patch-clamp techniques detailed here should facilitate
analysis of biophysics, plasticity and circuit function of cortical synapses in
the mammalian central nervous system.
acknowledged_ssus:
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acknowledgement: This project received funding from the European Research Council
(ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
(grant agreement no. 692692 to P.J.) and the Fond zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen
Forschung (Z 312-B27, Wittgenstein award to P.J., V 739-B27 to C.B.M.). We are grateful
to F. Marr and C. Altmutter for excellent technical assistance and cell reconstruction,
E. Kralli-Beller for manuscript editing, and the Scientific Service Units of IST
Austria, especially T. Asenov and Miba machine shop, for maximally efficient support.
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article_type: original
author:
- first_name: David H
full_name: Vandael, David H
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last_name: Vandael
orcid: 0000-0001-7577-1676
- first_name: Yuji
full_name: Okamoto, Yuji
id: 3337E116-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Okamoto
orcid: 0000-0003-0408-6094
- first_name: Carolina
full_name: Borges Merjane, Carolina
id: 4305C450-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Borges Merjane
orcid: 0000-0003-0005-401X
- first_name: Victor M
full_name: Vargas Barroso, Victor M
id: 2F55A9DE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Vargas Barroso
- first_name: Benjamin
full_name: Suter, Benjamin
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last_name: Suter
orcid: 0000-0002-9885-6936
- first_name: Peter M
full_name: Jonas, Peter M
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last_name: Jonas
orcid: 0000-0001-5001-4804
citation:
ama: Vandael DH, Okamoto Y, Borges Merjane C, Vargas Barroso VM, Suter B, Jonas
PM. Subcellular patch-clamp techniques for single-bouton stimulation and simultaneous
pre- and postsynaptic recording at cortical synapses. Nature Protocols.
2021;16(6):2947–2967. doi:10.1038/s41596-021-00526-0
apa: Vandael, D. H., Okamoto, Y., Borges Merjane, C., Vargas Barroso, V. M., Suter,
B., & Jonas, P. M. (2021). Subcellular patch-clamp techniques for single-bouton
stimulation and simultaneous pre- and postsynaptic recording at cortical synapses.
Nature Protocols. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-021-00526-0
chicago: Vandael, David H, Yuji Okamoto, Carolina Borges Merjane, Victor M Vargas
Barroso, Benjamin Suter, and Peter M Jonas. “Subcellular Patch-Clamp Techniques
for Single-Bouton Stimulation and Simultaneous Pre- and Postsynaptic Recording
at Cortical Synapses.” Nature Protocols. Springer Nature, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-021-00526-0.
ieee: D. H. Vandael, Y. Okamoto, C. Borges Merjane, V. M. Vargas Barroso, B. Suter,
and P. M. Jonas, “Subcellular patch-clamp techniques for single-bouton stimulation
and simultaneous pre- and postsynaptic recording at cortical synapses,” Nature
Protocols, vol. 16, no. 6. Springer Nature, pp. 2947–2967, 2021.
ista: Vandael DH, Okamoto Y, Borges Merjane C, Vargas Barroso VM, Suter B, Jonas
PM. 2021. Subcellular patch-clamp techniques for single-bouton stimulation and
simultaneous pre- and postsynaptic recording at cortical synapses. Nature Protocols.
16(6), 2947–2967.
mla: Vandael, David H., et al. “Subcellular Patch-Clamp Techniques for Single-Bouton
Stimulation and Simultaneous Pre- and Postsynaptic Recording at Cortical Synapses.”
Nature Protocols, vol. 16, no. 6, Springer Nature, 2021, pp. 2947–2967,
doi:10.1038/s41596-021-00526-0.
short: D.H. Vandael, Y. Okamoto, C. Borges Merjane, V.M. Vargas Barroso, B. Suter,
P.M. Jonas, Nature Protocols 16 (2021) 2947–2967.
date_created: 2021-05-30T22:01:24Z
date_published: 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-10T22:30:51Z
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title: Subcellular patch-clamp techniques for single-bouton stimulation and simultaneous
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