Architecture of a mammalian glomerular domain revealed by novel volume electroporation using nanoengineered microelectrodes

D. Schwarz (), M. Kollo, C. Bosch, C. Feinauer, I. Whiteley, T. W. Margrie, T. Cutforth and A. T. Schaefer ()
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D. Schwarz: Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
M. Kollo: Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
C. Bosch: The Francis Crick Institute
C. Feinauer: Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
I. Whiteley: The Francis Crick Institute
T. W. Margrie: University College London
T. Cutforth: Columbia University Medical Center
A. T. Schaefer: Max Planck Institute for Medical Research

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract Dense microcircuit reconstruction techniques have begun to provide ultrafine insight into the architecture of small-scale networks. However, identifying the totality of cells belonging to such neuronal modules, the “inputs” and “outputs,” remains a major challenge. Here, we present the development of nanoengineered electroporation microelectrodes (NEMs) for comprehensive manipulation of a substantial volume of neuronal tissue. Combining finite element modeling and focused ion beam milling, NEMs permit substantially higher stimulation intensities compared to conventional glass capillaries, allowing for larger volumes configurable to the geometry of the target circuit. We apply NEMs to achieve near-complete labeling of the neuronal network associated with a genetically identified olfactory glomerulus. This allows us to detect sparse higher-order features of the wiring architecture that are inaccessible to statistical labeling approaches. Thus, NEM labeling provides crucial complementary information to dense circuit reconstruction techniques. Relying solely on targeting an electrode to the region of interest and passive biophysical properties largely common across cell types, this can easily be employed anywhere in the CNS.

Date: 2018
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