Tools and Resources

A Tools and Resources article allows authors to publish the details of new experimental techniques, datasets, software tools, and other resources.

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    1. Neuroscience

    Precision cutaneous stimulation in freely moving mice

    Isobel Parkes, Ara Schorscher-Petcu ... Liam E Browne
    A closed-loop system delivers cutaneous optical stimulation during movement in freely behaving mice, enabling controlled somatosensory input in naturalistic settings.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    A genome-wide MAGIC kit for recombinase-independent mosaic analysis in Drosophila

    Yifan Shen, Ann T Yeung ... Chun Han
    A comprehensive toolkit enables genome-wide, recombinase-independent mosaic analysis in Drosophila, permitting clonal analysis of pericentromeric genes, deficiency chromosomes, and interspecific hybrids previously inaccessible to standard methods.
    1. Neuroscience

    Resolving synaptic events using subsynaptically targeted GCaMP8 variants

    Jiawen Chen, Junhao Lin ... Dion K Dickman
    New synaptically targeted GCaMP8 sensors and analysis tools capture calcium dynamics with the speed and sensitivity previously achievable only through electrophysiology and chemical dyes.
    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Developmental Biology

    Massively parallel reporter assay for mapping gene-specific regulatory regions at single-nucleotide resolution

    Alastair J Tulloch, Ryan Nicholas Delgado ... Constance L Cepko
    Integrated locus-specific and mutational MPRAs reveal regulatory modules and nucleotide determinants governing cell type-specific gene expression, providing a scalable framework for mapping cis-regulatory architecture.
    1. Medicine

    Single transcript level atlas of oxytocin and the oxytocin receptor in the mouse brain

    Vitaly Ryu, Anisa Azatovna Gumerova ... Mone Zaidi
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Aggregation-dependent epitope sequence and modification fingerprints of anti-Aβ antibodies

    Ivan Talucci, Timon Leske ... Hans Michael Maric
    Comprehensive residue-level mapping of amyloid-beta recognition reveals how sequence variants, post-translational modifications, and aggregation state shape antibody specificity, thereby guiding selection and development of therapeutic antibodies in Alzheimer’s disease.
    1. Cell Biology

    A high-resolution, easy-to-build light-sheet microscope for subcellular imaging

    John Haug, Seweryn Gałecki ... Kevin M Dean
    An accessible light-sheet microscope delivers subcellular-resolution, multicolor volumetric, and live-cell imaging, lowering barriers to state-of-the-art performance.
    1. Cell Biology

    The IBEX knowledge-base a community resource enabling adoption and development of immunofluorescence imaging methods

    Ziv Yaniv, Ifeanyichukwu U Anidi ... Andrea J Radtke
    A dynamic, community-driven knowledge repository reduces research costs and accelerates scientific discovery by sharing validated reagent data, negative results, and protocols while rewarding contributors through formal authorship recognition.
    1. Neuroscience

    Modeling and simulation of neocortical micro- and mesocircuitry (Part II, Physiology and experimentation)

    James B Isbister, András Ecker ... Michael W Reimann
    A general and open multiscale cortical model is presented which can be used by the community to study neural coding, spike sorting, plasticity, optogenetic and extracellular stimulation, local field potential, and electroencephalography.
    1. Neuroscience

    Modeling and simulation of neocortical micro- and mesocircuitry (Part I, anatomy)

    Michael W Reimann, Sirio Bolaños-Puchet ... Srikanth Ramaswamy
    A morphologically detailed model of brain region anatomy serves as the foundation for biophysically detailed simulations and provides insights into local and inter-regional connectivity.