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XB-ART-40087
Biophys J 2009 May 06;969:3611-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.02.016.
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Rapid temperature jump by infrared diode laser irradiation for patch-clamp studies.

Yao J , Liu B , Qin F .


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Several thermal TRP ion channels have recently been identified. These channels are directly gated by temperature, but the mechanisms have remained elusive. Studies of their temperature gating have been impeded by lack of methods for rapid alteration of temperature in live cells. As a result, only measurements of steady-state properties have been possible. To solve the problem, we have developed an optical approach that uses recently available infrared diode lasers as heat sources. By restricting laser irradiation around a single cell, our approach can produce constant temperature jumps over 50 degrees C in submilliseconds. Experiments with several heat-gated ion channels (TRPV1-3) show its applicability for rapid temperature perturbation in both single cells and membrane patches. Compared with other laser heating approaches such as those by Raman-shifting of the Nd:YAG fundamentals, our approach has the advantage of being cost effective and applicable to live cells while providing an adequate resolution for time-resolved detection of channel activation.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: trpv1

References [+] :
Auerbach, Temperature measurement and control of small volumes: applications for single channel recording. 1986, Pubmed