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ArticleeLife2024

A spatial threshold for astrocyte calcium surge.

Justin Lines, Andres Baraibar, Carmen Nanclares, Eduardo D Martin, Juan Aguilar, Paulo Kofuji, Marta Navarrete, Alfonso Araque

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Article in eLife, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Justin LinesDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5316-3933
Andres BaraibarDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States.
Carmen NanclaresDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States.
Eduardo D MartinInstituto Cajal, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
Juan AguilarExperimental Neurophysiology Group, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos SESCAM, Toledo, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8070-3923
Paulo KofujiDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States.
Marta Navarrete *Instituto Cajal, CSIC, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2097-4788
Alfonso Araque *Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3840-1144

Funding

Astrocyte activity in amygdala-related fear conditioned behaviorsR01MH119355 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI ARAQUE, ALFONSO, KOFUJI, PAULO · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
Role of astrocytes in dopamine signaling and psychostimulant effectsR01DA048822 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI ARAQUE, ALFONSO · 2019 to 2023
$1.8M
Holographic activation of ensemble activity during sleep in a mouse model of Alzheimer's diseaseK99AG084853 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI LINES, JUSTIN · 2024 to 2025
$265k
Cortical Astrocyte - Neuronal Network Pathophysiology in Alzheimer's Disease In VivoF31AG057155 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI LINES, JUSTIN · 2018 to 2020
$82k
Department of Defense Education Activity W911NF2110328Instituto de Salud Carlos III BA15/00078Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2019-105020GB-100Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2021-122586NB-I00Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación RTI2018-094887-B-I00Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades BFU2017-88393-PNIA NIH HHS F31 AG057155NIA NIH HHS F31AG057155NIA NIH HHS K99 AG084853NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA048822NIDA NIH HHS R01DA048822NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH119355NIMH NIH HHS R01MH119355Salvador de Madariaga Program PRX19/00646University of Minnesota Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Astrocytes are active cells involved in brain function through the bidirectional communication with neurons, in which astrocyte calcium plays a crucial role. Synaptically evoked calcium increases can be localized to independent subcellular domains or expand to the entire cell, i.e., calcium surge. Because a single astrocyte may contact ~100,000 synapses, the control of the intracellular calcium signal propagation may have relevant consequences on brain function. Yet, the properties governing the spatial dynamics of astrocyte calcium remains poorly defined. Imaging subcellular responses of cortical astrocytes to sensory stimulation in mice, we show that sensory-evoked astrocyte calcium responses originated and remained localized in domains of the astrocytic arborization, but eventually propagated to the entire cell if a spatial threshold of >23% of the arborization being activated was surpassed. Using

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AstrocytesCalciumCalcium SignalingInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsAnimalsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutCalciumInositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate ReceptorsIp3r2 protein, mouseastrocytecalciumcell biologyintegrationmouseneurosciencesynaptic integration

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PMID39680037
PMCPMC11649242

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