Description

This is Video S1 and it corresponds to Figure 2A. It shows that local blebbistatin micropipetting, but not DMSO, increases spine formation and extension (arrowheads). Equal volumes of blebbistatin and DMSO were used. Images were acquired every ~6 seconds using confocal microscopy. 20 frames/sec shown. A DIV 7 cortical neuron expressing DsRed2 was locally micropipetted with either DMSO or 100 mM blebbistatin at the indicated times. Note the increase in the fraction of spines that appear and extend in response to blebbistatin. Arrowheads indicate either nascent or elongating spines.

Technical Details

Confocal images were collected on an Olympus Fluoview 1000 microscope (IX81 base) equipped with a 60X/1.35 NA (oil)UPLSAPO 60X objective (Olympus). DsRed was excited with the 543 nm laser line of a He-Ne laser. Fluorescence emission was collected using the following dichroic mirror/filter: SDM640/BA560–620.