論文

査読有り 国際誌
2019年

Ultrastructural Observation of Glutamatergic Synapses by Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIB/SEM).

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)
  • Ai Takahashi-Nakazato
  • ,
  • Laxmi Kumar Parajuli
  • ,
  • Hirohide Iwasaki
  • ,
  • Shinji Tanaka
  • ,
  • Shigeo Okabe

1941
開始ページ
17
終了ページ
27
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4939-9077-1_2

A thorough understanding of the synaptic ultrastructure is necessary to bridge our current knowledge gap about the relationship between neuronal structure and function. Recent development of focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM) has made it possible to image neuronal structures with high speed and efficiency. Here, we present our routine protocol for correlative two-photon microscopy and FIB/SEM imaging of glutamatergic synapses. Femtosecond-pulsed near-infrared laser was used to create fiducial marks around the dendrite of interest in aldehyde-fixed tissues. Thereafter, samples were subjected to en bloc staining with rOTO (reduced osmium tetroxide-thiocarbohydrazide-osmium tetroxide), followed by lead aspartate and uranyl acetate to enhance tissue contrast. Reliable detection of postsynaptic density (PSD) and plasma membrane contours by the sample preparation protocol optimized for FIB/SEM allows us to precisely evaluate morphological features that shape glutamatergic synaptic transmission.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9077-1_2
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30707424
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1007/978-1-4939-9077-1_2
  • PubMed ID : 30707424

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