This article describes how the ion selectivity of channelrhodopsin is determined with electrophysiological whole-cell patch-clamp recordings using HEK293 cells. Here, the experimental procedure for investigating chloride selectivity of an anion-selective channelrhodopsin is demonstrated. However, the procedure is transferable to other channelrhodopsins of distinct selectivity.
在过去十年中,通道观光素在神经科学研究中成为不可或缺的,它们被用作非侵入性操纵靶细胞电工作的工具。在这方面,通道视紫红质的离子选择性是特别重要的。本文介绍了通过HEK293细胞上的电生理膜片钳记录研究最近鉴定的蛋白质组培养基的阴离子导电通道视紫红质的氯选择性。用于测量光门控光电流的实验程序需要一个快速可切换的 – 理想的单色光源,耦合到另外传统的膜片钳设置的显微镜中。概述实验前的制备方法涉及缓冲溶液的制备,对液体接头电位的考虑,接种和细胞转染以及拉片移植管。实际记录电流 – 电压关系以确定不同氯化物浓度的逆转电位在转染后24小时至48小时。最后,关于氯化物传导的理论考虑分析电生理数据。
通道视紫红质(Chr)是发生在运动性绿藻眼睛中的轻门控离子通道,可作为光敏感和恐惧反应的主要感光元件1 。自2002年第一次描述以来,ChR为新兴的光遗传学领域铺平了道路,可以应用于各种兴奋细胞, 如骨骼肌,心脏或大脑3,4,5 。 ChRs在靶细胞中的表达导致相应细胞的光可控离子渗透性。在神经元上下文中,这允许激活6,7,8或抑制作用电位(AP)的9,10(取决于导电离子)与空间和时间光的精度强调了ChR变体的离子选择性如何决定其光遗传应用。
第一个发现的Chlamydomonas reinhardtii和Volvox carteri的ChRs对质子是可渗透的,而且也可以是一钠阳离子,如钠,钾,二来阳离子如钙和镁11,12,13 。今天,超过70种天然阳离子导电通道视紫红质(CCR)14,15,16,17和几种具有不同性质的工程变体18,19,20具有 光电流尺寸,光谱灵敏度,动力学和阳离子选择性。而在神经科学中,CCRs a重新用于激活细胞并触发AP,光驱微生物泵是用于沉默神经元多年的唯一可用的拮抗剂。 2014年,两组同时表明,CCR可以通过分子工程9,21改变推定离子导电孔的极性,将其转化为阴离子导电通道视紫红质(ACR)。随后,在几种密类藻22,23,24中鉴定了自然ACR。最重要的是,ACR的光激活介导成年神经元中的氯化物电流,允许在比仅吸收光子仅传输单个电荷的微生物泵更低的光强度下抑制神经元活性。
ChR活性可以通过HEK293细胞中光诱导电流的电生理膜片钳记录直接解决。膜片夹技术最初是在20世纪70年代末开发的,而且由Hamill 等人进一步改进。允许从高电流分辨率的小电池(全电池模式)记录电流实体,并直接控制膜电压26 。应用于细胞培养,这种技术提供了离子和电记录条件的精确控制,并且能够研究离子选择性以及离子对总电流的相对贡献。这里我们举例说明通过记录各种细胞外氯化物浓度下的电流 – 电压关系来检测蛋白质组学( Ps ACR1) 22,23的阴离子导电通道视紫红质的离子选择性,以证明高氯化物电导。
在确定的离子和电气条件下的反转电位的测定提供了关于在光激活ChR之后传输的离子物种的信息。如果在复杂的生理介质中仅排除一种离子种类,并且根据理论能斯特电位,获得的反转电势发生变化,则该离子种类是唯一传播的离子。
然而,对于ChRs,由于对不同离子物质的渗透性以及导电离子之间的竞争,反向电位偏移通常不如从恩斯特方程所预期的那么明显。在这种情况?…
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HEK293 cells | Sigma Aldrich | 85120602 | Human embryonic kidney cells |
Retinal | Sigma Aldrich | R2500 | all-trans retinal |
FuGENE HD | Promega | E2312 | Transfection reagent |
DMEM | Biochrome | FG 0445 | Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium |
Agarose | Roth | 3810 | Agar bridges |
CaCl2 | Roth | 5239 | CaCl2 2H2O |
CsCl | Biomol | 2452 | |
EGTA | Roth | 3054 | |
FBS | Biochrome | S0615 | Cell culture |
Glucose | Roth | HN06 | D(+)-Glucose |
KCl | Roth | 6781 | |
MgCl2 | Roth | 2189 | MgCl2 6H2O |
NaCl | Roth | 3957 | |
NMG | Sigma Aldrich | M2004 | N-Methyl-D-glucamine |
Na-Aspartate | Sigma Aldrich | A6683 | L-Aspartic acid sodium salt monohydrate |
Citric acid | Roth | 6490 | |
AgeI | ThermoFischerScientific | ER1462 | Restriction enzyme |
XhoI | ThermoFischerScientific | ER0695 | Restriction enzyme |
NheI | ThermoFischerScientific | ER0975 | Restriction enzyme |
XL1Blue E.coli/ | Agilent Technologies | 200249 | Chemocompetent E.coli |
Kanamycin | Roth | T832 | |
Lysogeny broth medium | Roth | X964 | |
Agar-Agar | Roth | 6494 | Agar plates |
Plasmid purification kit | Marchery-Nagel | 740727.25 | |
Penicilin/Streptomycin | Biochrome | A 2213 | Cell culture |
Poly-D-lysine hydrobromide | Sigma Aldrich | P6407-5MG | Cover slip coating |
Microforge | Custom made | Fire polishing | |
Serological pipettes | TPP | Different sizes | |
Clean bench | Kojair | Biowizard SL130 | |
Stirrer | IKA | RCT classic | |
Silver wire | Science Products | AG-T25; AG-T10 | Electrodes, 0.64 mm (bath); 0.25 mm (electrode) |
pH-meter | Knick | 765 Calimetric | |
Osmometer | Vogel | OM 815 | |
Microscope | Carl Zeiss | ID03 | Fire polishing |
CO2 incubator | Binder | CB150 | |
Cell culture dishes | TPP | 93040 | 34 mm internal diameter |
Cover slips | Roth | P232 | 15 mm diameter |
Thermometer | Rössel Messtechnik | MTM12 | |
Beamsplitter | Chroma | 21011 | 90/10 transmission |
Pipette holder | ALA Scientific Instruments | PPH-1P-AXU-0-1.5 | |
Headstage | Molecular Devices | CV203BU | |
Amplifier | Molecular Devices | AxoPatch200B | |
Digitizer | Molecular Devices | DigiData1400 | Digital analog converter |
Lightsource | TILL Photonics | Polychrome V | Set to 540 nm full intensity |
Microscope | Carl Zeiss | Axiovert 100 | |
Shutter | Vincent Associates | VS25 | |
Shutter driver | Vincent Associates | VCM-D1 | |
Glass capilarries | Warner Instruments | G150F-3 | Boresilicate capillaries with fire polished ends OD 1.5 mm ID 0.86 mm |
Micropipette puller | Sutter Instruments | P1000 | |
Bath handler | Lorenz Messgerätebau | MPCU | |
Tripleband filterset | Chroma | 69008 | Fluorescence filter ECFP/EYFP/mCherry |
CCD camera | Watec | Wat-221SCCD | |
Optometer | Gigahertz Optik | P9710 | Measure light intensities |
Objective | Carl Zeiss | 421462-9900-000 | W Plan-Apochromat 40X/1.0 DIC |
Micromanipulator | Scientifica | PatchStar | |
Recording chamber | Custom made | ||
Power supply | Manson | HCS-3202 | Avoids electrical noise from microscope built-in power supply |
Vibration isolated table | Newport | M-VW-3636-OPT-01 | |
Faraday cage | Custom made or any commercial matching table | ||
Hoses | Any comercial; e.g. Roth | Different sizes and materials for bath handling and application of pipette pressure; agar bridges | |
Linear shaker | Sunlab Instruments | SU 1000 | |
Liquid junction potential calculator | Molecular Devices or directly from Peter H. Barry | Program is included in the Clampex aquisition software or can be obtained from p.barry@unsw.edu.au | |
Data acquisition software | Molecular Devices | Clampex 10.X | |
Data evaluation software | Molecular Devices | Clampfit 10.X | |
PsACR1 | GenBank or Addgene | KF992074.1 or Addgene plasmid #85465 | Gene encoding for PsACR1 |
Amplifier guide | Molecular Devices | The Axon Guide |