Journal: Science Advances
Article Title: Functional interrogation of neuronal connections by chemoptogenetic presynaptic ablation
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aeb6755
Figure Lengend Snippet: ( A ) Schematic of the construct used to make the UAS:syp-dL5-mNeonGreen transgenic line. ( B ) Horizontal confocal section through the spinal cord of 3-dpf y417-Gal4, UAS:syp-dL5-mNeonGreen embryo (green), stained with anti-sv2 (magenta). Scale bar, 20 μm. Arrows show synaptic puncta from y417 neurons. “A” and “D” denote anterior-dorsal orientation. The boxed region is shown at a higher magnification in the right panel. Scale bar, 5 μm. ( C and D ) Maximum projection from the confocal z -stack of GFP and differential interference contrast channels in 4 dpf y252-Gal4, UAS:syp-dL5-mNeonGreen larvae: untreated control larva (C) and an MG-2I–treated larva exposed for 20 min to wide-field illumination at 3 dpf (D). Scale bar, 100 μm. A square ROI was cropped from each panel in (C) and (D) and is shown at a higher magnification in (Ca) and (Da). ( E ) SLC [ n = 25 and 25 for ctl (dL5 − /Mg2I + ) and abl (dL5 + /Mg2I + )] and LLC ( n = 25 and 20) escape responsiveness and PPI ( n = 14 and 16) in control and wide-field light–exposed y252-Gal4, UAS:syp-dL5-mNeonGreen larvae. MWU, significant P value indicated and * P < 0.001. ( F ) Maximum projection of 80-μm confocal stacks from 4-dpf tph2:Gal4, UAS:syp-dL5, UAS:Kaede Red untreated larvae and in larvae exposed to NIR illumination in the indicated region of the left hindbrain at 3 dpf. Scale bars, 100 μm. Ra, raphe neurons. ( G ) Number of neurons in dorsal raphe 24 hours after photoablation of neuropil in the region indicated in (F) in untreated [ctl (dL5 − /Mg2I + ), n = 9] and photoablated larvae [abl (dL5 + /Mg2I + ), n = 8]. Welch t test, P = 0.50.
Article Snippet: Primary antibody incubation with a mouse anti–SV2 antibody (1:200, Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank, Iowa City, IA) in PBS-T (PBS and 1% Triton) for 2 days at 4°C.
Techniques: Construct, Transgenic Assay, Staining, Control