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ArticleNature communications2024

Automated neuronal reconstruction with super-multicolour Tetbow labelling and threshold-based clustering of colour hues.

Marcus N Leiwe, Satoshi Fujimoto, Toshikazu Baba, Daichi Moriyasu, Biswanath Saha, Richi Sakaguchi, Shigenori Inagaki, Takeshi Imai

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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8 authors.

Marcus N Leiwe *Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Satoshi Fujimoto *Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7618-5502
Toshikazu Baba *Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Daichi MoriyasuGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6980-4451
Biswanath SahaGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7648-1435
Richi SakaguchiGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3988-6385
Shigenori InagakiGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takeshi ImaiGraduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. imai.takeshi.457@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-8449-0080

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP20dm0207055, JP22wm0525012MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJCR2021, JPMJSP2136Uehara Memorial Foundation n.a.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fluorescence imaging is widely used for the mesoscopic mapping of neuronal connectivity. However, neurite reconstruction is challenging, especially when neurons are densely labelled. Here, we report a strategy for the fully automated reconstruction of densely labelled neuronal circuits. Firstly, we establish stochastic super-multicolour labelling with up to seven different fluorescent proteins using the Tetbow method. With this method, each neuron is labelled with a unique combination of fluorescent proteins, which are then imaged and separated by linear unmixing. We also establish an automated neurite reconstruction pipeline based on the quantitative analysis of multiple dyes (QDyeFinder), which identifies neurite fragments with similar colour combinations. To classify colour combinations, we develop unsupervised clustering algorithm, dCrawler, in which data points in multi-dimensional space are clustered based on a given threshold distance. Our strategy allows the reconstruction of neurites for up to hundreds of neurons at the millimetre scale without using their physical continuity.

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ColorNeuritesNeuronsAlgorithmsAnimalsCluster AnalysisImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLuminescent ProteinsMiceOptical ImagingStaining and LabelingLuminescent Proteins

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PMID38918382
PMCPMC11199630

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