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DamID-seq: Genome-wide Mapping of Protein-DNA Interactions by High Throughput Sequencing of Adenine-methylated DNA Fragments
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Cited by 21 •
2016
We describe herein an assay by coupling DNA adenine methyltransferase identification (DamID) to high throughput sequencing (DamID-seq). This improved method provides a higher resolution and a wider dynamic range, and allows analyzing DamID-seq data in conjunction with other high throughput sequencing data such as ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, etc.
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Isolation of Subcellular Ribosome Subpopulations Based on Recombinant Peptide Tag-Specific Location-Restricted Illumination-Enhanced Biotinylation
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2026
AviTag-specific Location-restricted Illumination-enhanced Biotinylation (ALIBi) is a novel optogenetically activated method developed for labeling and affinity-purifying subcellular populations of ribosomes for downstream sequencing and proteomic analysis.
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Monitoring Changes in the Intracellular Calcium Concentration and Synaptic Efficacy in the Mollusc Aplysia
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Cited by 4 •
2012
We demonstrate how changes in the intracellular free calcium concentration and synaptic efficacy can be simultaneously monitored in a ganglion preparation of Aplysia. We image intracellular calcium using a fluorescent dye, Calcium Orange, and induce and monitor synaptic transmission with sharp (intracellular) electrodes.
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mirMachine: A One-Stop Shop for Plant miRNA Annotation
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Cited by 11 •
2021
Herein, we present a new and fully automated miRNA pipeline, mirMachine that 1) can identify known and novel miRNAs more accurately and 2) is fully automated and freely available. Users can now execute a short submission script to run the fully automated mirMachine pipeline.
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Cultivation Methods of Spirochetes from Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Complex and Relapsing Fever Borrelia
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2022
In vitro culture is a direct detection method for the presence of living bacteria. This protocol describes methods for the culture of diverse Borrelia spirochetes, including those of the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, relapsing fever Borrelia species, and Borrelia miyamotoi. These species are fastidious and slow growing but can be cultured.
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V5/MT+ receives and integrates visual signals generated in earlier cortical areas, allowing motion information to be analyzed beyond the initial representation of visual input. This integration helps link changing sensory signals with movement through space. Studying the region therefore provides insight into how cortical processing transforms separate visual inputs into an organized perceptual interpretation.
Its responses are associated with motion-related features rather than depending only on an object's fixed appearance. By analyzing direction, speed, and coherence, the region can contribute to movement perception even when form or brightness varies. This property makes V5/MT+ valuable for examining how the visual system extracts stable motion information from changing sensory conditions.
Direction, speed, and coherence are central variables for characterizing V5/MT+ responses. Direction describes where movement is oriented, speed captures how quickly it changes position, and coherence concerns how consistently visual elements move together. Varying these features helps researchers examine which aspects of motion the region represents and how those signals support perception.
Researchers examine V5/MT+ through functional neuroimaging, electrophysiology, and patient research. Together, these approaches support investigation of motion processing and cortical organization from complementary perspectives. Experimental work can relate regional activity or clinical findings to motion perception, helping clarify how visual signals are transformed into meaningful perceptual information within the cortex.
These methods allow researchers to study activity associated with visual motion and to relate that activity to features such as direction, speed, and coherence. Their use places V5/MT+ within a broader investigation of cortical organization rather than treating it as an isolated structure. The resulting findings help connect neural processing with perceptual outcomes.
Patient research examines how disruption of motion-related processing affects visual perception. Comparing clinical findings with normal motion analysis can help identify the contribution of V5/MT+ to interpreting movement and reveal how visual disorders disturb that function. This work also shows how studying a specialized cortical region can illuminate broader principles of distributed brain-network organization.