Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

An updated suite of viral vectors for in vivo calcium imaging using intracerebral and retro-orbital injections in male mice

  • Sverre Grødem,
  • Ingeborg Nymoen,
  • Guro Helén Vatne,
  • Frederik Sebastian Rogge,
  • Valgerður Björnsdóttir,
  • Kristian Kinden Lensjø,
  • Marianne Fyhn

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36324-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Genetically encoded Ca2+ indicators (GECIs) are used to measure neural activity. Here, authors screen GECI constructs for suitability with systemic injections and soma-targeting, and modify a soma-targeting peptide for improved expression rate.