K+ waves in brain cortex visualized using a long-wavelength K+-sensing fluorescent indicator
- 21 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Methods
- Vol. 2 (11) , 825-827
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth801
Abstract
We synthesized a water-soluble, long-wavelength K(+) sensor, TAC-Red, consisting of triazacryptand coupled to 3,6-bis(dimethylamino)xanthylium, whose fluorescence increased 14-fold at 0-50 mM K(+) with K(+)-to-Na(+) selectivity >30. We visualized K(+) waves in TAC-Red-stained brain cortex in mice during spreading depression, with velocity 4.4 +/- 0.5 mm/min, and K(+) release and reuptake half-times (t(1/2)) of 12 +/- 2 and 32 +/- 4 s, respectively. Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) deletion slowed K(+) reuptake about twofold, suggesting AQP4-dependent K(+) uptake by astroglia.Keywords
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