Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: Genetically encoded assembly recorder temporally resolves cellular histories in cellulo and in vivo
doi: 10.1101/2025.07.16.664392
Figure Lengend Snippet: a, Schematic of experimental design. AAV encoding GEMINI was unilaterally injected into the primary visual cortex (V1) of mice (GEMINI group). A positive control group received AAVs expressing diphtheria toxin subunit A (dtA) at a comparable dose (dtA group), while a negative control group was injected with equivolume saline (saline group). b,c, Schematic ( b ) and snapshot ( c ) of the horizontal ladder (HL) rung walking test. The test was conducted 14 days after the AAV injection. Scale bar: 2 cm. d,e, Comparison of ladder crossing time ( d ) and mean missed steps per trial ( e ) across the GEMINI, dtA and saline groups. f, Images of the brains post-fixation. GEMINI and saline groups have comparable size of both hemispheres, while the dtA group exhibited visible shrinkage on the dtA-injected ( left ) hemisphere. Scale bars: 5 mm. g, Images of the M1 regions from GEMINI, dtA, and saline. Neurons (anti-NeuN, green), Nuclei (DAPI, cyan), GEMINI particles (JF 669 , violet), and cells transduced by the dtA AAV (mCherry, red) were stained and imaged. The mice were sacrificed immediately after the HL tests. Scale bars: 50 μm. h, Comparison of the neuronal density (NeuN+ cells) among the GEMINI, dtA, and saline groups (3 mice per group). d,e,h, bars: mean; whiskers: s.d..
Article Snippet: The sections were then incubated with primary antibodies anti-NeuN (GeneTex, GTX132974) and anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (anti-GFAP, Cell Signaling, #3670) overnight at 4°C with gentle shaking.
Techniques: Injection, Positive Control, Expressing, Negative Control, Saline, Comparison, Staining