Publications

Next generation genetically encoded fluorescent sensors for serotonin
Martin Kubitschke, Monika Müller, Lutz Wallhorn, Mauro Pulin, Manuel Mittag, Stefan Pollok, Tim Ziebarth, Svenja Bremshey, Jill Gerdey, Kristin Carolin Claussen, Kim Renken, Juliana Groß, Pascal Gneiße, Niklas Meyer, J. Simon Wiegert, Andreas Reiner, Martin Fuhrmann & Olivia Andrea Masseck 
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-35200-w

Mauro Pulin, Kilian E. Stockhausen, Olivia A. Masseck, Martin Kubitschke, Björn Busse, J. Simon Wiegert, and Thomas G. Oertner
Orthogonally-polarized excitation for improved two-photon and second-harmonic-generation microscopy, applied to neurotransmitter imaging with GPCR-based sensors

Laura Berg^1,2, Jill Gerdey^1,2, Olivia A. Masseck^1,2 Optogenetic Manipulation of Neuronal Activity to Modulate Behavior in Freely Moving Mice https://www.jove.com/t/61023/optogenetic-manipulation-neuronal-activity-to-modulate-behavior

Berg L, Eckhardt J, Masseck OA (2019). Enhanced activity of pyramidal neurons in the infralimbic cortex drives anxiety behavior. PLoS One 14(1): e0210949. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210949

Hasegawa E, Maejima T, Yoshida T, Masseck OA, Herlitze S, Yoshioka M,Sakurai T, Mieda M. (2017) Serotonin neurons n the dorsal raphe nucleus mediate the anticataplectic action of orexin neurons by reducing amygdala activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA Apr 25;114(17):E3526-E3535. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1614552114. Epub 2017 Apr 10. PMID: 28396432

Spoida K, Eickelbeck D, Karapinar R, Eckhardt T, Mark MD, Jancke D, Ehinger BV, König P, Dalkara D, Herlitze S, Masseck OA (2016). Melanopsin Variants as Intrinsic Optogenetic On and Off Switches for Transient versus Sustained Activation of G Protein Pathways. Curr Biol. 2016 May 9;26(9):1206-12. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.007. Epub 2016 Apr 7.PMID: 27068418

Lux V, Masseck OA , Herlitze S, Sauvage M. (2015) .Optogenetic destabilization of the memory trace in CA1: insights into reconsolidation and retrieval processes. Cerebral Cortex. [Epub ahead of print]

Masseck OA, Spoida K, Herlitze S. (2015). Optogenetics. In Biotechnology. De Gruyter 1.Auflage 313-346. Book Chapter.

Spoida K, Masseck OA, Deneris ES, Herlitze S. (2014) Gq/5-HT2c receptor signals activate a local GABAergic inhibitory feedback circuit to modulate serotonergic firing and anxiety in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 111(17): 6479-84.

Masseck OA , Spoida K, Dalkara D, Maejima T, Rubelwoski JM, Wallhorn L, Deneris ES, Herlitze S. (2014) Vertebrate cone opsins enable sustained and highly sensitive rapid control of Gi/o signaling in anxiety circuitry. Neuron 81: 1-11.

Masseck OA, Mark MD, Herlitze S (2014) Use of Optogenetic Approaches to Control Intracellular Signaling of G Protein-Coupled Receptors. G-Protein Copuled Receptor Genetics. Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology pp. 149-160. Springer Verlag Book Chapter.

Maejima T, Masseck OA, Mark MD, Herlitze S. (2012) Modulation of firing and synaptic transmission of serotonergic neurons by intrinsic G protein-coupled receptors and ion channels. Front Integr Neurosci. 2013;7:40.

Gutierrez DV, Mark MD, Masseck OA, Maejima T, Kuckelsberg D, Hyde RA, Krause M, Kruse W, Herlitze S (2011). Optogenetic control of motor coordination by Gi/o protein-coupled vertebrate rhodopsin in cerebellar Purkinje cells. J Biol Chem 286: 25848-58.

Masseck OA, Rubelowski JM, Spoida K, Herlitze S (2011). Light- and Drug-activated G-Protein coupled Receptors to Control intracellular Signaling . Exp. Physiol 96:51-6. Review.

Masseck OA, Förster S, Hoffmann KP (2010). Sensitivity of the goldfish motion detection system revealed by incoherent random dot stimuli: Comparison of behavioural and neuronal data. PLoS One 5(3):e9461.

Masseck OA, Hoffmann KP (2009). A question of reference frames: Visual direction-selective neurons in the accessory optic system of goldfish. J Neurophysiol 102: 2781-2789.

Masseck OA, Hoffmann KP (2009). Comparative neurobiology of the optokinetic reflex.Ann N Y Acad Sci 1164: 430-439. Review.

Masseck OA, Hoffmann KP (2008). Responses to moving visual stimuli in pretectal neurons of the small-spotted dogfish (Scyliorhinus canicula). J. Neurophysiol. 99: 200-207.

Masseck OA, Röll B, Hoffmann KP (2008). The optokinetic reaction in foveate and afoveate geckos. Vision Res 48: 765-772.

Kubitschke M, Masseck OA. (2023). Illuminating the brain- genetically encoded single wavelength fluorescent biosensors to unravel neurotransmitter dynamics. Invited Review for the Special Issue “Horizons in Neuroscience -Organoids, Optogenetics and remote control”.  Journal of Biological Chemistry.   https://doi.org/10.1515/hsz-2023-0175

Masseck OA, Spoida K, Herlitze S. (2015). Optogenetics. In Biotechnology. De Gruyter 1.Auflage 313-346. Book Chapter

Masseck OA, Mark MD, Herlitze S (2014) Use of Optogenetic Approaches to Control Intracellular Signaling of G Protein-Coupled Receptors. G-Protein Copuled Receptor Genetics. Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology pp. 149-160. Springer Verlag Book Chapter.

Maejima T, Masseck OA, Mark MD, Herlitze S. (2012) Modulation of firing and synaptic transmission of serotonergic neurons by intrinsic G protein-coupled receptors and ion channels. Front Integr Neurosci. 2013;7:40. Review.

Masseck OA, Rubelowski JM, Spoida K, Herlitze S (2011). Light- and Drug-activated G-Protein coupled Receptors to Control  intracellular Signaling . Exp. Physiol 96:51-6. Review.

Masseck OA, Hoffmann KP (2009). Comparative neurobiology of the optokinetic reflex.Ann N Y Acad Sci 1164: 430-439. Review.