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@ARTICLE{Thome:276472,
author = {Thome, Christian and Janssen, Jan Maximilian and Karabulut,
Seda and Acuna, Claudio and D'Este, Elisa and Soyka, Stella
J and Baum, Konrad and Bock, Michael and Lehmann, Nadja and
Roos, Johannes and Stevens, Nikolas A and Hasegawa, Masashi
and Ganea, Dan Alin and Benoit, Chloé M and Gründemann,
Jan and Min, Lia Y and Bird, Kalynn M and Schultz, Christian
and Bennett, Vann and Jenkins, Paul and Engelhardt, Maren},
title = {{L}ive imaging of excitable axonal microdomains in
ankyrin-{G}-{GFP} mice},
journal = {eLife},
volume = {12},
issn = {2050-084X},
address = {Cambridge},
publisher = {eLife Sciences Publications},
reportid = {DZNE-2025-00294},
pages = {RP87078},
year = {2025},
abstract = {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.},
keywords = {Animals / Ankyrins: metabolism / Ankyrins: genetics / Mice
/ Green Fluorescent Proteins: metabolism / Green Fluorescent
Proteins: genetics / Axons: physiology / Axons: metabolism /
Axon Initial Segment: metabolism / Patch-Clamp Techniques /
Genes, Reporter / Mice, Transgenic / Action Potentials / AIS
plasticity (Other) / ankryin-G (Other) / axon initial
segment (Other) / live imaging (Other) / mouse (Other) /
neuroscience (Other) / node of Ranvier (Other) / Ankyrins
(NLM Chemicals) / Green Fluorescent Proteins (NLM Chemicals)
/ Ank3 protein, mouse (NLM Chemicals)},
cin = {AG Gründemann},
ddc = {600},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)5000069},
pnm = {351 - Brain Function (POF4-351)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-351},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:39898808},
doi = {10.7554/eLife.87078},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/276472},
}