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An optogenetic toolbox designed for primates

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Diester, Ilka, Kaufman, Matthew T, Mogri, Murtaza, Pashaie, Ramin, Goo, Werapong, Yizhar, Ofer, Ramakrishnan, Charu, Deisseroth, Karl +1 more·2011·Nature Neuroscience

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Optogenetics is a technique for controlling subpopulations of neurons in the intact brain using light. This technique has the potential to enhance basic systems neuroscience research and to inform the mechanisms and treatment of brain injury and disease. Before launching large-scale primate studies, the method needs to be further characterized and adapted for use in the primate brain. We assessed the safety and efficiency of two viral vector systems (lentivirus and adeno-associated virus), two human promoters (human synapsin (hSyn) and human thymocyte-1 (hThy-1)) and three excitatory and inhibitory mammalian codon-optimized opsins (channelrhodopsin-2, enhanced Natronomonas pharaonis halorhodopsin and the step-function opsin), which we characterized electrophysiologically, histologically and behaviorally in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). We also introduced a new device for measuring in vivo fluorescence over time, allowing minimally invasive assessment of construct expression in the intact brain. We present a set of optogenetic tools designed for optogenetic experiments in the non-human primate brain.

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Authors
Diester, I., Kaufman, M. T., Mogri, M., Pashaie, R., Goo, W., Yizhar, O., Ramakrishnan, C., Deisseroth, K., & Shenoy, K. V.
Affiliations
  • Stanford University (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Deisseroth, Karl
  • Shenoy, Krishna V
Venue
Nature Neuroscience
Published
2011-01-30
Volume
14
Issue
3
Pages
387-397
ISSN
  • 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1726
OpenAlex
W1973468287
Cited by
443
References
50
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FWCI
20.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (DP1OD006409)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01NS054283)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Keywords
optogenetics, non-human primates, rhesus monkeys, opsin, channelrhodopsin-2, halorhodopsin, viral vectors, lentivirus, adeno-associated virus, neurostimulation, opsin expression, electrophysiology
MeSH terms
Dependovirus, Animals, Genetic Vectors, Humans, Light, Macaca mulatta, Photic Stimulation, Primates, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, Lentivirus, Synapsins, Gene Transfer Techniques, Opsins

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