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ArticleNature methods2015

High-performance probes for light and electron microscopy.

Sarada Viswanathan, Megan E Williams, Erik B Bloss, Timothy J Stasevich, Colenso M Speer, Aljoscha Nern, Barret D Pfeiffer, Bryan M Hooks, Wei-Ping Li, Brian P English and 9 more

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Article in Nature methods, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 191 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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191citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

191 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Sarada ViswanathanJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Megan E WilliamsDepartment of Neurobiology &Anatomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Erik B BlossJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Timothy J StasevichJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Colenso M SpeerHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry &Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Aljoscha NernJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Barret D PfeifferJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Bryan M Hooks1] Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA. [2] Laboratory of Systems Neuroscience, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Wei-Ping LiJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Brian P EnglishJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Teresa TianJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Gilbert L HenryJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
John J MacklinJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Ronak PatelJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Charles R GerfenLaboratory of Systems Neuroscience, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Xiaowei Zhuang1] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry &Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Yalin WangJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Gerald M RubinJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.
Loren L LoogerJanelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Ashburn, Virginia, USA.

Funding

Functional Organization Of The Cerebral Cortex and Basal GangliaZIAMH002497 · NIMH · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH · PI GERFEN, CHARLES R · 2009 to 2025
$18.3M
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe an engineered family of highly antigenic molecules based on GFP-like fluorescent proteins. These molecules contain numerous copies of peptide epitopes and simultaneously bind IgG antibodies at each location. These 'spaghetti monster' fluorescent proteins (smFPs) distributed well in neurons, notably into small dendrites, spines and axons. smFP immunolabeling localized weakly expressed proteins not well resolved with traditional epitope tags. By varying epitope and scaffold, we generated a diverse family of mutually orthogonal antigens. In cultured neurons and mouse and fly brains, smFP probes allowed robust, orthogonal multicolor visualization of proteins, cell populations and neuropil. smFP variants complement existing tracers and greatly increase the number of simultaneous imaging channels, and they performed well in advanced preparations such as array tomography, super-resolution fluorescence imaging and electron microscopy. In living cells, the probes improved single-molecule image tracking and increased yield for RNA-seq. These probes facilitate new experiments in connectomics, transcriptomics and protein localization.

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AnimalsAntigensBrain MappingDrosophilaLuminescent ProteinsMiceMicroscopy, ElectronMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, MolecularMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsProtein ConformationAntigensLuminescent Proteins

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PMID25915120
PMCPMC4573404

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