Genetically-encoded Sparse Cell Labeling - A SPARC of Innovation
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...specifically manipulate a cell type of interest in an organism, all cells of that type are affected. Previous...versatile and can be applied across cell types and organisms by replacing the transcription factor binding ...the PhiC31 recombinase can work in other model organisms including mouse and fish, SPARC is likely generalizable...in Drosophila. Nature Methods 9:47–55 . https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1800
Isaacman-Beck J, Paik KC, Wienecke... proportions of cells. bioRxiv 788679; https://doi.org/10.1101/788679
Lin R, Wang R, Yuan J, Feng Q, Zhou...neurons. Nature Methods 15:1033–1036 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-018-0184-y
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