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+# Recording description
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+InVivo single cell recording in strain N2 Caenorhabditis elegans.
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+Activity shown in oxygen sensitive neuron(s) using Calcium Indicator GCaMP5k.
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+## Oxygen shift paradigm
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+Experiments used an oxygen concentration shift paradigm:
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+- 110 seconds 21% O2 concentration; hard oxygen switch
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+- 360 seconds 04% O2 concentration; hard oxygen switch
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+- 140 seconds 21% O2 concentration
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+## Recording files
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+Calcium imaging traces can be found in files with the extension "*.log".
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+The nine columns contained in these log files are to be interpreted in this order:
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+"current_frame", "time_elapsed", "obj_substracted", "substracted_value", "obj_value", "obj_size", "background_value", "x_old", "y_old"
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+e.g.
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+[1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9]
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+6046, 605491, 10768.6, 12809.4, 23578, 80, 160.118, 264, 65
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+The columns are interpreted as:
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+[1] current_frame ... recorded frame
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+[2] time_elapsed ... time in milliseconds [ms]
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+[3] obj_substracted ... object_value - background_value; Fluorescence [AU]
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+[4] substracted_value ... background_value; Fluorescence [AU]
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+[5] obj_value ... average value of region of interest; Fluorescence [AU]
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+[6] obj_size ... whole area of region of interest in pixel [px]
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+[7] background_value ... average of designated background region; Fluorescence [AU]
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+[8] x_old ... previous x position of region of interest [px]
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+[9] y_old ... previous y position of region of interest [px]
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+## Recording files metadata
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+file name, strain, protocol [%], feeding condition [hour], worm resting time [min], tracked neuron, intensity, Comments, tracking comment, frames, genetic modification, shifting times [s], worm, paralytic agent, EM gain settig, LED I, Gray Filter, exposure
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+20121202Pflp178GCaMP5kN2shift_210421W1, N2, cs01_shift 21-04-21, 1h50, 7', BAG, 4000/400,'' ,'' 6100, Pflp-8; Pflp-17::GCaMP5.k, 110-360-150, 1, Tetramisol 5mM, 1500, 20, 0.2, 100 ms
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+20121202Pflp178GCaMP5kN2shift_210421W2, N2, cs01_shift 21-04-21, 2h17, 5'30'', BAG (+URX), 4400/500, process visible, '', 6100, Pflp-8; Pflp-17::GCaMP5.k, 110-360-150, 1, Tetramisol 5mM, 1500, 20, 0.2, 100 ms
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+20121205Pflp178GCaMP5kN2shift_210421W4, N2, cs01_shift, 21-04-21, 2h20, 5', BAG, 6200/500, process visible, '', 6100, Pflp-8; Pflp-17::GCaMP5.k, 110-360-150, 1, Tetramisol 5mM, 1500, 20, 0.2, 100 ms
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+## Recording equipment and settings
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+Zeiss epifluorescence microscope equipped with a CoolLED pE-100 excitation system.
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+Images were acquired with an Andor iXon 397 EMCCD camera and MetaMorph software (Universal Imaging)
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+Objective: Pln Apo 40x/1.3 oil DIC II
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+Zeiss recording settings:
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+pE LED intensity 2 ... 20
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+Zeiss 6x reflector changer ... none
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+Zeiss 3x Optovar turret ... 1x Tubelens
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+Zeiss 3x Beam Path Switching Baseport ... 100% Baseport
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+Zeiss 3x Sideport Baseport ... 100% L
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+Zeiss RL 6x FL Attenuator ... 20%
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+Digitizer ... 14 bit (10MHz)
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+Exposure Time ... 100ms
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+EM Gain ... 1500
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+# Background
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+The Caenorabdhitis elegans neurons labeled BAG and URX have been reported to be tonic signaling neurons. The constant high concentration of increased intracellular Ca 2+ is thought to be mediated by L-type voltage gated Ca 2+ channels (L-VGCC), IP3 and ryanodine receptor Ca 2+ channels. (Busch et al, 2011)
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+The activity of the oxygen de- and increase sensory neurons BAG and URX is tested in
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+an N2 strain (ZIM226) background. The strain contains an extra-chromosomal array expressing GCaMP5k under the flp-8 and the flp-17 promoter. Flp-8 is expressed in URX, flp-17 in BAG. GCaMP5k is a genetically encoded calcium indicator (Akerboom et al, 2012) which links calmodulin to an inactive form of GFP. Upon binding of Ca 2+ to calmodulin the conformation of GFP changes and becomes fluorescent. Depolarization of a neuron leads to an intracellular release of Ca 2+. GCaMP therefore is a useful second messenger in visualizing neuronal activity.
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+## Neuronal activity in an oxygen shift paradigm
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+To study the response of the sensory neurons to a harsh stimulus, animals were exposed to subsequent oxygen shifts from 21-4% and back to 21%, oxygen concentrations are always balanced with nitrogen. The oxygen "down shift" (DS) took place 110 seconds, the "up shift" (US) 470 seconds after the start of the experiment.
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+# Data provenance
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+All recordings were done at and by:
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+The Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), Vienna, Austria
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+Research Group Manuel Zimmer
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