Resolving synaptic events using subsynaptically targeted GCaMP8 variants
Jiawen Carmen Chen, Junhao Lin, Kaikai He, Luyi Wang, Yifu Han, Chengjie Qiu, Jasmine M. Wheeler, Catherine M. Daly, Gregory T. Macleod, Dion Dickman
The paper introduces GCaMP8 variants targeted to synaptic compartments and develops CaFire software to quantify Ca2+ signals, showing improved sensitivity and resolution compared to existing methods.
eLife · Mar 2, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience