Mapping absolute membrane voltage using dynamic photocycle control
Gong, D.; Zhang, J.; Howell, M. R.; Wu, X.; Jia, B. Z.; Cohen, A. E.
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Fluorescent voltage indicators are widely used to report relative changes in membrane potential, but mapping absolute voltages remains difficult. Here we present Voltage Measurement by Activated Photocycles (VMAP), a simple method for absolute voltage imaging based on a photophysical switch between voltage-insensitive and sensitive indicator states. VMAP requires no specialized hardware or additional labeling, and is applicable across species, sample preparations, and microscope configurations. Using VMAP, we quantified drug-induced shifts in neuronal resting potential, revealed the emergence of bioelectric patterns during multi-day recordings of human iPSC populations, and created 3D membrane-potential maps across whole live zebrafish embryos. By making absolute voltage imaging accessible from cellular to organismal scales and from milliseconds to days, VMAP opens a route to mapping bioelectrical organization in complex living systems.
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