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ArticleNature biotechnology2023

Genetically encoded barcodes for correlative volume electron microscopy.

Felix Sigmund, Oleksandr Berezin, Sofia Beliakova, Bernhard Magerl, Martin Drawitsch, Alberto Piovesan, Filipa Gonçalves, Silviu-Vasile Bodea, Stefanie Winkler, Zoe Bousraou and 12 more

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Article in Nature biotechnology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

22 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Felix SigmundMunich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences and TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3316-0882
Oleksandr BerezinMunich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences and TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Sofia BeliakovaMunich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences and TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Bernhard MagerlMunich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences and TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3720-1290
Martin DrawitschResearch Group, Circuits of Birdsong, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Martinsried, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9064-0818
Alberto PiovesanMunich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences and TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Filipa GonçalvesMunich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences and TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Silviu-Vasile BodeaMunich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences and TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Stefanie WinklerInstitute for Synthetic Biomedicine, Helmholtz Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.
Zoe BousraouMunich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences and TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Martin GrosshauserMunich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences and TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2637-3828
Eleni SamaraDepartment Circuits-Computation-Models, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Martinsried, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2232-4482
Jesús Pujol-MartíDepartment Circuits-Computation-Models, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Martinsried, Germany.
Sebastian SchädlerCarl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, ZEISS Group, Oberkochen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4581-5951
Chun SoDepartment of Meiosis, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences, Goettingen, Germany.
Stephan IrsenMax Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior-caesar (MPINB), Bonn, Germany.
Axel WalchResearch Unit Analytical Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
Florian KoflerHelmholtz AI, Helmholtz Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0642-7884
Marie PiraudHelmholtz AI, Helmholtz Munich, Neuherberg, Germany.
Joergen KornfeldResearch Group, Circuits of Birdsong, Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, Martinsried, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2547-8700
Kevin BriggmanMax Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior-caesar (MPINB), Bonn, Germany.
Gil Gregor WestmeyerMunich Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Bioscience, TUM School of Natural Sciences and TUM School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. gil.westmeyer@tum.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7224-8919
Technical University of Munich · DEHelmholtz Zentrum München · DECenter of Advanced European Studies and Research · DEMax Planck Institute for Biological IntelligenceMax Planck Institute of Neurobiology · DECarl Zeiss (Germany) · DEMax Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) LF4DEC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) ERC-COG 865710
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While genetically encoded reporters are common for fluorescence microscopy, equivalent multiplexable gene reporters for electron microscopy (EM) are still scarce. Here, by installing a variable number of fixation-stable metal-interacting moieties in the lumen of encapsulin nanocompartments of different sizes, we developed a suite of spherically symmetric and concentric barcodes (EMcapsulins) that are readable by standard EM techniques. Six classes of EMcapsulins could be automatically segmented and differentiated. The coding capacity was further increased by arranging several EMcapsulins into distinct patterns via a set of rigid spacers of variable length. Fluorescent EMcapsulins were expressed to monitor subcellular structures in light and EM. Neuronal expression in Drosophila and mouse brains enabled the automatic identification of genetically defined cells in EM. EMcapsulins are compatible with transmission EM, scanning EM and focused ion beam scanning EM. The expandable palette of genetically controlled EM-readable barcodes can augment anatomical EM images with multiplexed gene expression maps.

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DrosophilaVolume Electron MicroscopyAnimalsMiceMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeurons

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PMID37069313
PMCPMC10713455
OpenAlexW4366163195

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