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The firing pattern of ventral midbrain dopamine neurons is controlled by afferent and intrinsic activity to generate prediction error signals that are essential for reward-based learning. Given the absence of intracellular in vivo recordings in the last three decades, the subthreshold membrane potential events that cause changes in dopamine neuron firing patterns remain unknown. By establishing stable in vivo whole-cell recordings of >100 spontaneously active midbrain dopamine neurons in anaesthetized mice, we identified the repertoire of subthreshold membrane potential signatures associated with distinct in vivo firing patterns. We demonstrate that dopamine neuron in vivo activity deviates from a single spike pacemaker pattern by eliciting transient increases in firing rate generated by at least two diametrically opposing biophysical mechanisms: a transient depolarization resulting in high frequency plateau bursts associated with a reactive, depolarizing shift in action potential threshold; and a prolonged hyperpolarization preceding slower rebound bursts characterized by a predictive, hyperpolarizing shift in action potential threshold. Our findings therefore illustrate a framework for the biophysical implementation of prediction error and sensory cue coding in dopamine neurons by tuning action potential threshold dynamics.
Genome-wide CRISPR screens are becoming more widespread and allow the simultaneous interrogation of thousands of genomic regions. Although recent progress has been made in the analysis of CRISPR screens, it is still an open problem how to interpret CRISPR mutations in non-coding regions of the genome. Most of the tools concentrate on the interpretation of mutations introduced in gene coding regions. We introduce a computational pipeline that uses epigenomic information about regulatory elements for the interpretation of CRISPR mutations in non-coding regions. We illustrate our approach on the analysis of a genome-wide CRISPR screen in hTERT-RPE-1 cells and reveal novel regulatory elements that mediate chemoresistance against doxorubicin in these cells. We infer links to established and to novel chemoresistance genes. Our approach is general and can be applied on any cell type and with different CRISPR enzymes.
Totholzinseln für Frankfurt
(2023)
Ist das Lebensraum oder kann das weg? Aaron Kauffeldt und Tim Milz haben ihrem Biodiversitätsprojekt bewusst diesen etwas provokanten Namen verliehen. Sie wollen mehr Aufmerksamkeit für den Biodiversitätshotspot Totholz schaffen. Für ihre Idee, Totholzinseln im Frankfurter Stadtgebiet anzulegen, wurden sie kürzlich mit dem dritten Platz des Ideenwettbewerbs Biodiversität von Goethe-Universität, Palmengarten, der Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, dem Dezernat für Klima, Umwelt und Frauen der Stadt Frankfurt und der Frankfurter Sparkasse ausgezeichnet.