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Measuring Nonapoptotic Caspase Activity with a Transgenic Reporter in Mice

P. J. Nicholls, Thomas F. Pack, Nikhil M. Urs, Sunil Kumar, Yang Zhou, Gabriel Ichim, Joshua D. Ginzel, Gabor Turu, Evan Calabrese, Wendy L. Roberts, Ping Fan, Valeriy G. Ostapchenko, Monica S. Guzman Lenis, Flavio Beraldo, Jiri Hatina, Vania F. Prado, Marco A. M. Prado, Ivan Spasojevic, Joshua C. Snyder, Kafui Dzirasa, G. Allan Johnson and Marc G. Caron
eNeuro 8 September 2022, 9 (5) ENEURO.0147-21.2022; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0147-21.2022
P. J. Nicholls
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Thomas F. Pack
2Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
3Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Nikhil M. Urs
2Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Sunil Kumar
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Yang Zhou
2Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Gabriel Ichim
10Center for Research on Cancer in Lyon, University of Lyon, Lyon 69008, France
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Joshua D. Ginzel
2Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Gabor Turu
2Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Evan Calabrese
4Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
5Center for In Vivo Microscopy, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Wendy L. Roberts
2Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Ping Fan
6Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Valeriy G. Ostapchenko
11Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
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Monica S. Guzman Lenis
11Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
12Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
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Flavio Beraldo
11Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
13Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
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Jiri Hatina
14Institute of Biology, Charles University, Plzen CZ-32300, Czech Republic
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Vania F. Prado
11Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
12Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
13Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
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Marco A. M. Prado
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13Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
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6Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Joshua C. Snyder
2Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
9Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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Kafui Dzirasa
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
4Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
7Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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4Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
5Center for In Vivo Microscopy, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
8Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710
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Marc G. Caron
2Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
6Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
7Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0147-21.2022
PubMed 
36635920
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History 
  • Received April 7, 2021
  • Revision received July 20, 2022
  • Accepted August 23, 2022
  • Published online September 8, 2022.
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Copyright © 2022 Nicholls et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly attributed.

Author Information

  1. P. J. Nicholls1,
  2. Thomas F. Pack2,3,
  3. Nikhil M. Urs2,
  4. Sunil Kumar1,
  5. Yang Zhou2,
  6. Gabriel Ichim10,
  7. Joshua D. Ginzel2,
  8. Gabor Turu2,
  9. Evan Calabrese4,5,
  10. Wendy L. Roberts2,
  11. Ping Fan6,
  12. Valeriy G. Ostapchenko11,
  13. Monica S. Guzman Lenis11,12,
  14. Flavio Beraldo11,13,
  15. Jiri Hatina14,
  16. Vania F. Prado11,12,13,
  17. Marco A. M. Prado11,12,13,
  18. Ivan Spasojevic6,
  19. Joshua C. Snyder2,9,
  20. Kafui Dzirasa1,4,7,
  21. G. Allan Johnson4,5,8 and
  22. Marc G. Caron2,6,7,†
  1. 1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
  2. 2Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
  3. 3Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
  4. 4Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
  5. 5Center for In Vivo Microscopy, Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
  6. 6Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
  7. 7Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
  8. 8Department of Physics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710
  9. 9Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
  10. 10Center for Research on Cancer in Lyon, University of Lyon, Lyon 69008, France
  11. 11Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
  12. 12Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
  13. 13Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
  14. 14Institute of Biology, Charles University, Plzen CZ-32300, Czech Republic
  1. Correspondence should be addressed to P. J. Nicholls at peter.nicholls{at}duke.edu.
  • P. J. Nicholls’ present address: Sio Gene Therapies, Durham, NC 27709.

  • T. F. Pack’s present address: Sio Gene Therapies, Durham, NC 27709.

  • N. M. Urs’ present address: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.

  • G. Turu’s present address: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, H-1444 Budapest, Hungary.

  • E. Calabrese’s present address: Department of Radio and Biomedical Imaging, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143.

  • M. S. Guzman Lenis’s present address: University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada.

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Author contributions

  1. Author contributions: P.J.N., T.F.P., N.M.U., S.K., Y.Z., G.I., J.D.G., G.T., E.C., W.L.R., P.F., V.G.O., M.S.G.L., F.B., J.H., V.F.P., M.A.M.P., I.S., J.C.S., K.D., G.A.J., and M.G.C. designed research; P.J.N., T.F.P., N.M.U., S.K., Y.Z., G.I., J.D.G., G.T., E.C., W.L.R., P.F., V.G.O., M.S.G.L., F.B., J.H., I.S., and K.D. performed research; P.J.N., T.F.P., N.M.U., J.D.G., and E.C. contributed unpublished reagents/analytic tools; P.J.N., T.F.P., S.K., G.I., P.F., V.F.P., M.A.M.P., I.S., J.C.S., K.D., G.A.J., and M.G.C. analyzed data; P.J.N. wrote the paper.

  • P. J. Nicholls’ present address: Sio Gene Therapies, Durham, NC 27709.

  • T. F. Pack’s present address: Sio Gene Therapies, Durham, NC 27709.

  • N. M. Urs’ present address: Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611.

  • G. Turu’s present address: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Semmelweis University, H-1444 Budapest, Hungary.

  • E. Calabrese’s present address: Department of Radio and Biomedical Imaging, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143.

  • M. S. Guzman Lenis’s present address: University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada.

Disclosures

  • The authors declare no competing financial interests.

  • This work was supported by National Institutes of Health Grants 1R21NS081513 (to P.J.N.), 8P41EB015897 (to G.A.J.), and 2R01MH079201 and 5R37MH073853 (to M.G.C.) and by Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grants MOP 93651, 12600, and 89919 (to M.A.M.P.). Support from the Pall Family Foundation and Lennon Family Foundation to MGC is greatly appreciated. Ki determinations were provided by the National Institute of Mental Health’s Psychoactive Drug Screening Program, Contract #HHSN-271-2013-00017-C.

  • ↵†Deceased, Apr. 25, 2022.

Funding

  • HHS | NIH | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    1R21NS081513
  • HHS | NIH | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

    8P41EB015897
  • HHS | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    2R01MH079201; 5R37MH073853
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research

    MOP 93651; MOP 12600; MOP 89919
  • Pall Family Foundation

    N/A
  • Lennon Family Foundation

    N/A

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