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The coding sequence of GCaMP3 (a GFP-based calcium sensor for imaging calcium dynamics) followed by a self-excising neomycin selection cassette replaces the coding sequence of the mouse gene. The GCaMP3 fusion gene contains a cDNA sequence encoding the chicken smooth muscle M13 fragment of myosin light chain kinase, a circularly permutated EGFP (amino acid residues 149-238 followed by amino acid residues 1-144 (including M153K, V163A, S175G, D180Y, T203V, A206K, and V93I mutations to increase dynamic range and baseline fluorescence), and a DNA fragment encoding amino acid residues 2-148 of the rat calmodulin (modified to harbor the N60D mutation to increase the fluorescence change for small calcium transients). (J:101977)