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ArticleNature communications2026

Probing molecular diversity and ultrastructure of brain cells with fluorescent aptamers.

Xiaotang Lu, Yuelong Wu, Peter H Li, Tao Fang, Richard L Schalek, Yaxin Su, Daniel R Berger, Jeffery D Carter, Sean Lynch, Daniel J Schneider and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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14 authors.

Xiaotang LuDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology and The Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. xiaotang@illinois.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8575-5394
Yuelong WuDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology and The Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0075-1237
Peter H LiGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6193-4454
Tao FangProgram of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Richard L SchalekDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology and The Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Yaxin SuDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology and The Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Daniel R BergerDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology and The Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9677-6932
Jeffery D CarterSomaLogic, Boulder, CO, USA.
Sean LynchSomaLogic, Boulder, CO, USA.
Daniel J SchneiderSomaLogic, Boulder, CO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6830-0905
Shashi GuptaSomaLogic, Boulder, CO, USA.
Viren JainGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1488-3505
Nebojsa JanjicSomaLogic, Boulder, CO, USA.
Jeff W LichtmanDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biology and The Center for Brain Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. jeff@mcb.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0208-3212

Funding

Zooming into the fish's brain-What is really going on! Connectomics analysis of larval zebrafish.U19NS104653 · NINDS · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI MARK C FISHMAN · 2017 to 2026
$39.4M
A Tool for Synapse-level Circuit Analysis of Human Cerebral Cortex Specimens.UG3MH123386 · NIMH · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI LICHTMAN, JEFF W · 2021 to 2023
$2.4M
New Methodologies for ConnectomicsR00MH128891 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI Xiaotang Lu · 2025 to 2026
$448k
New Methodologies for ConnectomicsK99MH128891 · NIMH · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · PI LU, XIAOTANG · 2022 to 2023
$266k
NIMH NIH HHS K99 MH128891NIMH NIH HHS R00 MH128891NIMH NIH HHS UG3 MH123386NINDS NIH HHS U19 NS104653
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Detergent-free immunolabeling has been proven feasible for volumetric correlated light and electron microscopy (vCLEM) with the application of small immunoprobes, providing a reliable method to superimpose essential molecular information of cells onto their high-resolution electron microscopic images. However, the application of this method is restricted by the availability of suitable affinity reagents. Here we introduce CAptVE, a method using slow off-rate modified aptamers for cell fluorescence labeling on ultrastructurally reconstructable electron micrographs. CAptVE provides labeling for a wide range of biomarkers, offering a pathway to integrate molecular analysis into volumetric electron microscopic studies of tissues, including neural circuit investigations via connectomics.

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Aptamers, NucleotideBrainFluorescent DyesNeuronsAnimalsMicroscopy, ElectronAptamers, NucleotideFluorescent Dyes

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PMID42045230
PMCPMC13332243

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