Design of an Imaging Probe to Monitor Real-Time Redistribution of L-type Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Astrocytic Glutamate Signaling.
Mitra Sadat TabatabaeeJeff KerkoviusFrederic MenardPublished in: Molecular imaging and biology (2021)
Imaging probe FluoBar1 allows the real-time monitoring of LTCCs in living cells, revealing for first time that glutamate causes a rapid increase of LTCC membranar density in astrocyte model cells. FluoBar1 may help tackle previously intractable questions about LTCC dynamics in cellular events.