*Result*: Live imaging of excitable axonal microdomains in ankyrin-G-GFP mice.

Title:
Live imaging of excitable axonal microdomains in ankyrin-G-GFP mice.
Authors:
Thome C; Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.; Clinical Research Institute for Neurosciences, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.; Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany., Janssen JM; Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.; Clinical Research Institute for Neurosciences, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.; Institute of Neuroanatomy, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany., Karabulut S; Institute of Neuroanatomy, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany., Acuna C; Chica and Heinz Schaller Research Group, Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany., D'Este E; Optical Microscopy Facility, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research, Heidelberg, Germany., Soyka SJ; Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Dept. of Functional Neuroanatomy, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany., Baum K; Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.; Clinical Research Institute for Neurosciences, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria., Bock M; Institute of Neuroanatomy, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany., Lehmann N; Institute of Neuroanatomy, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany., Roos J; Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.; Clinical Research Institute for Neurosciences, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.; Institute of Neuroanatomy, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany., Stevens NA; Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany., Hasegawa M; German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (DZNE), Neural Circuit Computations, Bonn, Germany., Ganea DA; Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Benoit CM; German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (DZNE), Neural Circuit Computations, Bonn, Germany.; Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Gründemann J; German Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (DZNE), Neural Circuit Computations, Bonn, Germany.; Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland., Min LY; Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States., Bird KM; Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States., Schultz C; Institute of Neuroanatomy, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany., Bennett V; Department of Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, United States., Jenkins PM; Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States.; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States., Engelhardt M; Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.; Clinical Research Institute for Neurosciences, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria.; Institute of Neuroanatomy, Mannheim Center for Translational Neuroscience (MCTN), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Source:
ELife [Elife] 2025 Feb 03; Vol. 12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Feb 03.
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101579614 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2050-084X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 2050084X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Elife Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Original Publication: Cambridge, UK : eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd., 2012-
Comments:
Update of: bioRxiv. 2024 Jun 19:2023.02.01.525891. doi: 10.1101/2023.02.01.525891.. (PMID: 38948770)
Erratum in: Elife. 2025 Sep 11;14:e109210. doi: 10.7554/eLife.109210.. (PMID: 40932473)
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Grant Information:
PP00P3_170672 Switzerland SNSF_ Swiss National Science Foundation; EN 1240/2-1 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; Starting Grant 803870 International ERC_ European Research Council; SFB 1134,TP03 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; PN 458054460 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; T32 GM140223 United States GM NIGMS NIH HHS; R01MH126960 United States NH NIH HHS; T32GM140223 Interdepartmental Training in Pharmacological Sciences; R01 MH126960 United States MH NIMH NIH HHS
Contributed Indexing:
Keywords: AIS plasticity; ankryin-G; axon initial segment; live imaging; mouse; neuroscience; node of Ranvier
Molecular Sequence:
Dryad 10.5061/dryad.n02v6wx76
Substance Nomenclature:
0 (Ankyrins)
147336-22-9 (Green Fluorescent Proteins)
0 (Ank3 protein, mouse)
0 (Recombinant Fusion Proteins)
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 20250203 Date Completed: 20250505 Latest Revision: 20250913
Update Code:
20260130
PubMed Central ID:
PMC11790247
DOI:
10.7554/eLife.87078
PMID:
39898808
Database:
MEDLINE

*Further Information*

*The axon initial segment (AIS) constitutes not only the site of action potential initiation, but also a hub for activity-dependent modulation of output generation. Recent studies shedding light on AIS function used predominantly post-hoc approaches since no robust murine in vivo live reporters exist. Here, we introduce a reporter line in which the AIS is intrinsically labeled by an ankyrin-G-GFP fusion protein activated by Cre recombinase, tagging the native Ank3 gene. Using confocal, superresolution, and two-photon microscopy as well as whole-cell patch-clamp recordings in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo, we confirm that the subcellular scaffold of the AIS and electrophysiological parameters of labeled cells remain unchanged. We further uncover rapid AIS remodeling following increased network activity in this model system, as well as highly reproducible in vivo labeling of AIS over weeks. This novel reporter line allows longitudinal studies of AIS modulation and plasticity in vivo in real-time and thus provides a unique approach to study subcellular plasticity in a broad range of applications.
(© 2023, Thome et al.)*

*CT, JJ, SK, CA, ED, SS, KB, MB, NL, JR, NS, MH, DG, CB, JG, LM, KB, CS, VB, PJ, ME No competing interests declared*